Ombudsman releases claims details
31 January 2006
The Insurance Ombudsman Service has released details of disputes between insurance companies and consumers for the first time…
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Sparks fly over smash repair report
31 January 2006
Just when you thought it was safe to get back to work, along comes another parliamentary report to throw a spanner in the works…
SA overhauls workers’ comp
31 January 2006
South Australia is overhauling its workers’ compensation scheme, getting rid of the multi-insurer claims agency system it pioneeered and introducing a single operator…
Industry welcomes DOFIs discussion paper
31 January 2006
Some dubious direct offshore foreign insurers operating in Australia have concerned insurers and brokers for years, and at last the Federal Government has made a decisive step…
Industry underwriting results down
31 January 2006
The general insurance industry had total assets of $81.8 billion at the end of September, according to APRA…
New codes shake up NZ property
31 January 2006
The newly diagnosed “Shaky Building Syndrome” is causing tremors throughout the New Zealand property market…
Committee recommends dilution of tort reforms
13 December 2005
The industry has hit out at the recommendations of the NSW General Purpose Standing Committee which has called on the Government to roll back the state’s 1999 tort reforms…
Adler caught breaking the rules again
13 December 2005
Jailed former FAI CEO Rodney Adler has once again been disciplined for breaking the rules in prison…
Canberra storm damage reached $15 million
13 December 2005
Claims estimates for storm damage in Canberra on December 2 have reached $15 million, and might climb even higher as claims continue to come through…
FPA chief moves to Insurance Council
06 December 2005
Financial Planning Association CEO Kerrie Kelly will be the new Executive Director of the Insurance Council of Australia…
NSW CTP profits slammed
06 December 2005
Law reforms brought in by the NSW Government in 1999 are allowing further cuts to be made to compulsory party insurance in the state, but a plaintiff law lobby group remains…
NRMA Insurance sues motor trades group
06 December 2005
NRMA Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the Motor Traders Association of NSW and the Country North Vehicle Repairers Association over what the insurer says…
ICA votes on 2006 board
06 December 2005
IAG CEO Michael Hawker has been re-elected as President of the Insurance Council of Australia…
ASIC steps up James Hardie probe
06 December 2005
While James Hardie Industries has signed a $1.6 billion compensation deal for people affected by their asbestos products, ASIC’s investigation into James Hardie’s asbestos funding…
Financial claims compo scheme in the works
29 November 2005
The Council of Financial Regulators – a non statutory body which has high-profile members belonging to Treasury, both regulatory bodies and the Reserve Bank…
NZ regulation might boost reputation, says ICNZ President
29 November 2005
The New Zealand insurance industry has a lot of work to do to enhance its reputation, and regulation should help consumers have more faith in the industry…
DOFIs paper to be released by end of year, says Treasury
29 November 2005
The long-awaited paper outlining how the Federal Government plans to deal with direct offshore foreign insurers will be released by the end of the year…
NRMA: females have bingles, males have write-offs
29 November 2005
A new study by NRMA Insurance shows women are more likely to have car accidents, but men’s accidents are more likely to result in write-offs or serious injury…
States reduce car thefts, but territories’ thefts up
29 November 2005
Car thefts across the nation dropped for the September quarter, with the NT and ACT the only exceptions, according to the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council…
UAC line-up the same, but some changes ahead
29 November 2005
The Underwriting Agencies Council has re-elected its entire board at its AGM in Sydney on Friday and has also made some “interesting” changes relating to its membership criteria…