Insurance law leader awarded Queen’s Birthday honour
10 June 2008
Leading insurance lawyer Nancy Milne has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday honours...
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Award recipients to explore key industry issues
10 June 2008
This year’s winners of the Peter Corrigan International Exchange Awards will use their prizes to explore the issues of underinsurance and skill shortages...
NIBA wins delay over DOFIs
02 June 2008
The National Insurance Brokers Association has won its appeal to defer reporting requirements for DOFIs for an extra three months...
Tax hike hits country Victorians hardest
02 June 2008
Victorians have once again borne the brunt of the latest fire services levy hike...
… as NSW Nationals step up pressure
02 June 2008
NSW Deputy Opposition Leader and National Party leader Andrew Stoner says he will highlight rising state taxes, including insurance taxes, during a two-month tour of the state...
Wilkins plans targets for IAG
02 June 2008
New IAG CEO Mike Wilkins intends to set a series of financial and performance “milestones” for the group...
Insurer pushes online policies
02 June 2008
Australians are missing out on savings by not buying insurance online, says Allianz Australia...
Politician’s payout very rare, senators told
02 June 2008
Hard questions continue to be asked of privatised home warranty insurance, with revelations in the Sydney Morning Herald at the weekend that Howard Government minister…
Roos bumping up motor claims
02 June 2008
Collisions with animals are on the rise, accounting for thousands of insurance claims...
Mutiny yacht found afloat
02 June 2008
The yacht abandoned two months ago after the crew “mutinied” against the skipper has been spotted floating about 370km off the New Zealand coast...
Hawker quits – Wilkins takes over IAG hotseat
26 May 2008
Michael Hawker resigned this morning as IAG CEO, effective immediately. COO Mike Wilkins has already taken over...
Now Wilkins faces unhappy shareholders
26 May 2008
The first priority for newly installed IAG CEO Mike Wilkins will be to stare down shareholders dismayed at QBE walking away from a merger proposal that would have valued IAG…
Axis wins local licence
26 May 2008
The Australian insurance sector has a new kid on the block following the approval of a licence for Bermuda-based Axis...
Calliden in legal joust with Aussie Unity
26 May 2008
Calliden Group has commenced legal proceedings over last year’s $62.5 million purchase of Australian Unity’s general insurance business...
NZ bank cops blame for underinsurance case
26 May 2008
A New Zealand couple’s underinsurance dilemma highlights why planned financial services licensing laws should extend to bank staff…
Pasha Bulker negligence won’t affect claim
26 May 2008
Insurance claims for the grounded ore carrier Pasha Bulker are unlikely to be affected by last week’s report that criticised the skipper’s actions...
QBE makes ‘final’ $8.7 billion proposal for IAG
19 May 2008
QBE has made what it says is a "final proposal" for IAG that values the takeover target at $8.7 billion...
No certainty on broker moves by insurers
19 May 2008
Leading Australian underwriters won’t be able to resist the temptation to follow their UK counterparts and buy brokerages, according to Calliden CEO Nick Kirk...
Budget: insurers pin hopes on tax review
19 May 2008
Insurers are hoping the Federal Government’s 18-month review into taxation at all levels could lead to a reduction in insurance taxes...
CGU’s West flays ‘gimmicks’ flood cover
19 May 2008
CGU CEO Duncan West has called on insurers to offer genuine solutions to the flood cover crisis rather than engage in “media gimmicks”...