Heat turned up on James Hardie
26 October 2004
The NSW Parliament has passed legislation making it easier for ASIC to investigate James Hardie…
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WA changes workers’ comp
26 October 2004
Changes to workers’ compensation legislation were passed by the WA Parliament last week in a bid to provide more clarity for insurers and injured workers…
Three goes into two?
26 October 2004
Despite the denials, many industry leaders still expect to see further consolidation at the top end of the insurers’ ranks…
Lawyers bid to unwind tort reforms
26 October 2004
The Law Council of Australia wants to unwind the recent tort reforms in the hope of boosting damages payouts and the level of personal injury litigation…
Youthful attraction – the recruiting game
26 October 2004
Attracting “young blood” to insurance broking is one of the big issues facing the industry…
QBE Merc is the brokers’ choice again
19 October 2004
QBE Mercantile Mutual has won NIBA’s General Insurer of the Year Award for the third time in a row…
Sunrise shines, Amanda beams
19 October 2004
Sunrise Exchange won the “best exhibitor” award at the NIBA Convention in Perth on Sunday with an innovative stand featuring its new online quoting facility…
More General Re execs ousted
19 October 2004
Another bunch of General & Cologne Re executives have been disqualified by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority over their involvement in reinsurance contracts…
Former Zurich executive accepts undertaking
19 October 2004
APRA says former Zurich Australian Insurance manager Richard Mayo has accepted an enforceable undertaking in relation to “certain transactions” conducted…
Paper trail: ironing out the FSRA
19 October 2004
Complying with the Financial Services Reform Act which came into affect seven months ago is onerous and costs the industry tens of millions of dollars…
ICA continues lobbying efforts
19 October 2004
The Insurance Council of Australia is keen to continue its efforts in lobbying the Government on a number of issues, including the implementation of…
IAG NZ wins environment award
19 October 2004
IAG New Zealand has won an award at the NZ National Sustainable Business Awards in Auckland last week…
Sydney Water seeks another broker
19 October 2004
You have to feel sorry for Sydney Water…
IBNA makes some changes
19 October 2004
National broking cluster group IBNA has had some changes to its board…
APRA removes General Re chief
12 October 2004
General Re Australian head Geoffrey Barnum has been “disqualified” by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
Ditch that pessimism
12 October 2004
NIBA CEO Noel Pettersen has been swift to agree with Axa global CEO Henri de Castries, who says the industry needs to stop being a bunch of pessimists and start being realists…
Law Council backs asbestos victims
12 October 2004
The Law Council of Australia wants any compensation scheme for James Hardie asbestos victims to lock in their common law rights and legal representation…
NSW looks at asbestos ‘contempt’
12 October 2004
James Hardie Industries and its lawyers Allens Arthur Robinson could face contempt of court charges. NSW Attorney-General Bob Debus has received legal advice…
ReAC closer to a comeback
12 October 2004
Failed Australian reinsurer Reinsurance Australia Corporation (ReAC) is still trying to reinvent itself as a general insurer…
Kiwi tractors fire up
12 October 2004
With a busy planting season approaching, New Zealand-based insurer Tower is warning the country’s farmers to check tractors for bird nests…