Bushfires inquiry wraps up
13 July 2009
The Victorian Government has been slammed in the final week of the Bushfires Royal Commission…
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Insurers join ACT bushfires action
13 July 2009
Insurers representing thousands of plaintiffs over the 2003 Canberra bushfires will join a class action against the ACT and NSW governments…
Aussies scrimping on travel insurance
13 July 2009
Australians are foregoing insurance when they travel because of concern about the global financial crisis, according to research from direct insurer 1Cover…
Scholarship winner bound for London
13 July 2009
Victor Caballero of Zurich Financial Services Australia has won the 2009 Aon Benfield Scholarship…
Two more Warren Tickle finalists named
13 July 2009
Two regional finalists for NIBA’s Warren Tickle Memorial Award have been named, with Queensland and SA announcing state winners at functions on Friday…
Bank controls premium funder’s fate
06 July 2009
Premium funder Centrepoint Alliance has initiated a major restructure to avoid going into run-off after Wesfarmers Insurance dropped its preferred funding agreement with the company...
AAMI goes national with move west
06 July 2009
Suncorp brand AAMI has launched in WA in an attempt to gain a foothold in the state’s direct personal lines market, which is dominated by two insurers...
Coroner makes PI appeal for home birth midwives
06 July 2009
A NSW coroner has urged the Federal Government to back down on its refusal to offer professional indemnity insurance to midwives assisting home births...
ANZIIF industry award finalists named
06 July 2009
Finalists for the Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards have been announced, with brokers and underwriting agencies vying for new titles...
Perth insurers battered by storms
06 July 2009
Insurers are counting up a comparatively big claims bill after Perth was battered early last week by three days of wild weather...
Bushfire policy stays, with refinements
06 July 2009
Lawyers for the Victorian Government at the Bushfires Royal Commission are supporting recommendations for an overhaul of the controversial “stay or go” policy...
Insurers call for crackdown on write-offs
06 July 2009
A “pragmatic national approach” to the management of repairable written-off vehicles has been called for by insurers at a Sydney seminar on vehicle theft...
Leaky building owners face repair bills
06 July 2009
New Zealand homeowners embroiled in the national “leaky buildings” crisis have been warned they will have to pay for some repair costs, regardless of what a Government review finds...
Hollard Australia top dog in pet insurance lines
06 July 2009
Hollard Australia has cleaned up in a consumer analysis of pet insurance products...
Food recall rises worry insurers
06 July 2009
A 37% rise in the number of food product recalls in Australia may put pressure on product recall insurance premiums...
NRMA Insurance rolls out flood cover
29 June 2009
NRMA Insurance has introduced flood cover on domestic policies in NSW, the ACT and Tasmania, promising to cover 98% of those regions at minimal extra cost...
Losses forcing rates to harden: JLT
29 June 2009
Big losses in some insurance lines are forcing insurers to impose sharp increases in premiums, according to a report by major broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson...
Kiwi fruit growers caught short by hailstorm
29 June 2009
NZ kiwifruit growers whose crops were wiped out in hailstorms just before harvest last month are looking to their peers for support because hardly any of them have insurance...
Two insurers recognised in business awards
29 June 2009
IAG has won an award for innovation in the annual Australian Business Awards, while Budget Direct has received a gong in the “best value” category for its comprehensive car insurance policy...
Australia keeps lid on terror: broker report
29 June 2009
With a regular review of the need for the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation due to be released tomorrow, the country’s drive to control terrorism threats have been noted in a new report...