Two new faces on RMIA board
04 December 2007
Grant Whitehorn has secured re-election as President of the Risk Management Institution of Australia at the association’s annual general meeting, held as part of…
04 December 2007
Grant Whitehorn has secured re-election as President of the Risk Management Institution of Australia at the association’s annual general meeting, held as part of…
04 December 2007
Mining giant BHP Billiton has taken out the Risk Manager of the Year award at the RMIA conference…
04 December 2007
Listed niche insurer Calliden has awarded two broker scholarships for 2007…
27 November 2007
The end of conservative rule and subsequent election of a Kevin Rudd-led Labor Government is expected to usher in a new era in financial services reform…
27 November 2007
A report by investment research and ratings firm RepuTex has revealed 80% of Australian listed companies are poorly prepared to manage the risks arising from climate change…
27 November 2007
Commercial insurer CGU and the Tasmanian Fire Service have joined forces in a pre-emptive campaign promoting bushfire safety during the upcoming season…
27 November 2007
Buyers of commercial insurance continue to hold court over the sellers, according to the latest insurance sector report by Aon…
20 November 2007
Australian insurers have been reducing their coverage of pandemic infectious diseases in new business interruption policies in response to an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
20 November 2007
Insurers could be left to mop up the damage as Australia faces the dramatic effects of potential climate change, according to new research…
20 November 2007
International consulting firm Aon predicts the management of intellectual capital and retention and training of staff will be key concerns for Australian executives next year…
13 November 2007
The inevitable upswing in commercial premiums may be less than two years away as the premium wars begin to take a toll on underwriting profitability…
13 November 2007
Critical labour shortages top insurers' list of concerns, according to the new JP Morgan/Deloitte General Insurance Industry Survey…
13 November 2007
Analysts are predicting commercial distribution channels will remain dominated by insurance brokers into the foreseeable future…
13 November 2007
Australia is facing its worst tropical cyclone season for almost 10 years, according to weather experts from UK-based Tropical Storm Risk…
13 November 2007
CGU and niche commercial insurer Assetinsure have launched a new vehicle to sell financial risk cover…
13 November 2007
Suncorp-owned Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency has the most satisfied car insurance policyholders, according to a survey by the independent consumer body Choice…
13 November 2007
IAG subsidiary NZI has taken out the Insurer of the Year accolade across the Tasman in the inaugural Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand awards…
06 November 2007
The exodus of former Promina executives at Suncorp has quickened, with another two Vero managers tendering sudden resignations…
06 November 2007
Taxes on insurance products have been slammed as "simply a joke" by one of Australia's leading economists…
06 November 2007
Insurers are failing their social responsibility by lacking tailored products for the poorer members of society, according to a top IAG executive…