Apologies all round as AAMI drops ad
08 May 2007
Direct insurer AAMI has discovered the intermediated market and found its practitioners bite when disturbed…
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Car thieves immobilised
08 May 2007
Car thefts have halved in the past six years due mainly to the spread of vehicle immobilisers, according to a new study…
Allianz praises nanotechnology plan
08 May 2007
Allianz Australia is leading the applause for the Federal Government’s new plan to develop a $21.5 million National Nanotechnology Strategy…
Insurance help for SME exports
08 May 2007
The Federal Government is offering insurance and other financial services to small businesses to help them sell their wares overseas…
Engineering standard gets the nod
08 May 2007
Members of Engineers Australia have greater protection from costly liability suits after the organisation’s professional standards were recognised under Commonwealth legislation…
Brokers fuming over ‘insulting’ AAMI ad
01 May 2007
Direct insurer AAMI is moving into the SME market portraying brokers in terms NIBA believes are “disgraceful and insulting…”
Victoria set to slash compo premiums
01 May 2007
Tort reform and the need to compete with the Federal Government’s Comcare system are major factors behind a 10% cut in Victorian WorkCover insurance premiums…
NZ insurers and brokers attack FSL extension plan
01 May 2007
Insurers and brokers in New Zealand are up in arms over a Government proposal to increase the base for collecting the fire service levy and rescue services funding…
Insurance brokers can help avert PI stress
01 May 2007
Financial planners have been urged to work more closely with their insurance brokers and embrace PI insurance as a risk management tool rather than a “grudge purchase…”
Underwriters beyond the blues: report
01 May 2007
Insurance industry workers are among the most depressed people in the workforce, with one in 10 underwriters reporting moderate or severe depression, according to a national survey…
HIH civil action seeks $65 million in claims
01 May 2007
Former HIH director Rodney Adler will face new legal action from nearly 3000 former shareholders who say the jailed entrepreneur dudded them into buying HIH shares…
Non-insurance prevalent in Perth market blaze
01 May 2007
An iconic Perth market levelled by fire on Anzac Day has left hundreds of uninsured store owners facing an uncertain future…
NZ fire services levy ‘outrage’
24 April 2007
The New Zealand insurance industry has come out swinging against a Government proposal to collect the fire services levy, as well as funding for rescue services…
Non-insurance under review
24 April 2007
The Insurance Council of Australia is seeking answers on why so many people in Australia forgo home and contents cover…
NZ business urged to help on climate change
24 April 2007
Governments cannot be expected to “fix” climate change, NZ Minister for Climate Change David Parker says, and business and communities are vital partners in adopting sustainable…
ANZIIF trains Vietnam professionals
24 April 2007
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has begun a contract with the Vietnam Ministry of Finance to set up a technical education and training centre…
Insurance Ombudsman reappoints panel
24 April 2007
The three panel members of the Insurance Ombudsman Service have been reappointed on three-year terms as the service announces the creation of a second panel…
Livestock broking leader dies
24 April 2007
Bob Logan, the founder of leading livestock insurance agency Logan Financial Services, has died suddenly…
IBNA members agree to Austbrokers alliance
17 April 2007
Members of major broker cluster group IBNA have approved an alliance with rival broker network Austbrokers…
Smash repairs not so ‘funny’
17 April 2007
Another set of guidelines for the smash repair industry has been released, recommending the abandonment of “funny time, funny money”…