Victorian bushfires prompt national warning system
20 July 2009
The loss of 173 lives in Victoria’s February 7 bushfires has led to the formation of a national emergency warning system ahead of the next bushfire season…
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Developer gives up case against Vero NZ
20 July 2009
A NZ property developer has abandoned its Supreme Court challenge against insurer Vero New Zealand…
NSW Warren Tickle finalist named
20 July 2009
Mathew Korff of Marsh has been named as NSW finalist in the annual Warren Tickle Memorial Award…
Link between insurances should not be overlooked: lawyer
20 July 2009
Brokers may have to back up the directors’ and officers’ cover of clients with professional indemnity insurance to cover them fully, an insurance lawyer has warned…
Hard market yet to emerge
13 July 2009
An ample supply of capital has delayed the arrival of a hard market, despite rate rises in most general insurance classes, according to a new report…
Second major insurer exits home warranty market
13 July 2009
The privatised home warranty insurance market has been rocked by the withdrawal of CGU, which yesterday become the second insurer in two weeks to announce its exit from the market…
Opportunities arising, says Berkley
13 July 2009
The global property/casualty industry is well situated to take advantage of opportunities arising from the global financial crisis, according to legendary US businessman WR (Bill) Berkley…
Victorian farmers attack insurance taxes
13 July 2009
The Victorian Farmers Federation has weighed into the insurance taxes debate, calling the impost on farmers “a disgrace” and demanding a move to a broad-based funding system…
Oil spill clean-up an insurance nightmare
13 July 2009
Australia’s shipping industry has backed the company involved in the Moreton Bay oil spill in March, hitting out at the Queensland and federal governments over their demand it pay all clean-up costs…
Bushfires inquiry wraps up
13 July 2009
The Victorian Government has been slammed in the final week of the Bushfires Royal Commission…
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...