Fire services levy hikes for NSW, rural Victoria
11 December 2007
Insurance buyers in NSW and Victoria are being forced to dig deeper to fund the fire services, after another round of fire service levy hikes…
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Insurers honouring majority of claims
11 December 2007
Despite a popular image as money-hoarding scrooges, insurers are in fact paying the overwhelming majority of claims, according to new figures released by Insurance Ombudsman…
Family cars lack reversing cameras
11 December 2007
The increasing number of car manufacturers installing rear view cameras as standard in luxury vehicles has been applauded by NRMA Insurance…
Industry waits for cabinet clarity
04 December 2007
Who is the minister in the new Federal Government’s whose responsibility includes the insurance industry…?
Insurers lobby to dump NSW taxes
04 December 2007
The Insurance Council of Australia is again agitating for NSW insurance taxes to be spiked, continuing a long-running sparring match with state governments over insurance affordability…
Hawker attempts to stem IAG share tide
04 December 2007
IAG CEO Michael Hawker has come out swinging to counter the insurer’s falling share price…
Lofts new IBNA Chairman
04 December 2007
New IBNA Chairman Trevor Lofts says greater communication with members will be a hallmark of his reign as head of the broking cluster…
RIBA to AAIB: Victorians go national
04 December 2007
The Regional Insurance Brokers Association of Victoria has changed its name to become the Australasian Association of Insurance Brokers…
Theftwatch: Australian car theft slows
04 December 2007
Car theft in Australia is on the decline, according to the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council…
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…
BHP Billiton emerges at front of risk pack
04 December 2007
Mining giant BHP Billiton has taken out the Risk Manager of the Year award at the RMIA conference…
Calliden supports broker education
04 December 2007
Listed niche insurer Calliden has awarded two broker scholarships for 2007…
More reform likely as Labor steps up
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…
Australian firms not ready for climate change
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…
CGU issues Tasmania bushfire warning
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…
It’s a buyers’ market: Aon
27 November 2007
Buyers of commercial insurance continue to hold court over the sellers, according to the latest insurance sector report by Aon…
Insurers rush to limit bird flu exposure
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…
Invest in climate or reap the whirlwind, industry told
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…
Staff, climate biggest risks: Aon
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…
Rates set to rebound in 2009
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…