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ANZIIF launches how-to course for tradies

25 August 2008

Service providers carrying out insurance repair work should have a better grasp of correct compliance procedures following the release of a new short course...

Absent-minded drivers take their toll

25 August 2008

Almost half of all crashes on Australian roads could be averted if drivers simply paid more attention, according to insurer AAMI’s annual Crash Index...

NIBA board appoints new director…

18 August 2008

The National Insurance Brokers Association has appointed OAMPS COO David Wyner as its new director, following a board meeting last week...

Few claims yet for WA gas explosion

18 August 2008

Few WA businesses have so far submitted business interruption claims following the June 3 Varanus Island explosion that caused gas customers to lose about a third of their supply...

RMIA partners with US counterpart

18 August 2008

The Risk Management Institution of Australasia has partnered with the US-based Security Analysis & Risk Management Association to share information and resources...

French sight mutiny yacht

18 August 2008

New Zealand yacht Air Apparent, which was lost off the country’s north coast in March after its crew mutinied and set off a rescue beacon, has been sighted by a French patrol aircraft…

Zurich launches automatic flood cover

11 August 2008

Zurich Financial Services Australia is the nation’s first insurer to offer automatic flood cover in its commercial insurance policies...

Storms drive up premiums in NZ

11 August 2008

Increased storm activity in New Zealand is pushing up premiums for New Zealanders, according to the Insurance Council of New Zealand...

Suncorp takes out top insurer of the year

11 August 2008

The insurance industry’s finest turned out to see Axa CEO Andy Penn crowned “leader of the year” at the Australia and New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards in Sydney last week...

Survey pinpoints key risk factors

11 August 2008

Brand and image are the key risk factors Australian businesses are most concerned with, a new Aon Australia survey on risk management and total cost of insurance risk reveals...