Brokers enjoying a soft landing in renewal season
16 June 2008
Rates are rising, but it’s not the abrupt skyward turn that alarms brokers and infuriates clients...
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IAG spruiks coastal property insurance scheme
16 June 2008
IAG has released further detail on a proposed coastal insurance scheme to better protect almost 500,000 Australian coastal properties located within four metres of the high-tide level...
Gisborne quake claims completed
16 June 2008
NZ experts have completed processing claims resulting from the earthquake that shook the city of Gisborne on December 20 last year...
Insurers may foot policyholder protection bill
10 June 2008
Seven years after the collapse of HIH Insurance, the Federal Government’s Financial Claims Scheme may compel insurers to cover the cost of a future failure...
Insurers need to step up to subprime plate: Mulcahy
10 June 2008
Australian insurers and banks need to take a leading role in addressing the lessons of the subprime debacle, says Suncorp CEO John Mulcahy...
Brokers lose out in salary survey
10 June 2008
Underwriters are the big winners in the latest Hays salary survey, which shows little improvement in broker remuneration...
Check D&O coverage: Marsh
10 June 2008
Australian directors involved in overseas expansion need to check the scope of their directors’ and officers’ policies carefully, according to Marsh...
Car theft falls 7%
10 June 2008
Car theft continues to decline across the country, with a 7% fall in thefts in the 12 months to March this year...
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...
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…