Database should apply to UFIs, says ICA
27 April 2004
The Insurance Council of Australia has welcomed the release of the final specifications for the National Claims and Policies Database…
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NZ brokers move closer to unity as regulation looms
27 April 2004
New Zealand brokers are making slow but steady progress towards a unity vote in August, with a bulletin to members of the two broker associations…
More time for HIH liquidator
27 April 2004
HIH liquidator Tony McGrath has been given another six months to pursue individuals and companies over the insurer’s $5.3 billion collapse in 2001…
Cancer case could add to consumer burden, says QBE
27 April 2004
Top five Australian insurer QBE is standing firm: it says its ill-fated appeal against a case brought on by a breast cancer patient who was refused travel insurance…
HIH report: one year on and still so much to do
20 April 2004
The insurance industry has used the one-year anniversary of the HIH Royal Commission report as a reason to confront federal and state governments’ slow reactions…
Director to face HIH charge
20 April 2004
While the legislature is slow to act over the HIH collapse, the corporate regulator has also been under scrutiny…
Brokers get a boost from Swiss Re
20 April 2004
Professional advice from insurance brokers has become essential for insurance-buyers around the world, according to Swiss Re’s latest authoritative Sigma Report…
RAA tops Choice survey
20 April 2004
South Australian domestic lines insurer RAA has the best car insurance policy in terms of coverage, according to a recent report by the Australian Consumers Association…
Loss adjusters to meet in Melbourne
20 April 2004
The insurance industry’s response to disasters will provide a timely theme for delegates to the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters annual conference…
QBE loses discrimination appeal
14 April 2004
QBE may appeal to the High Court after it lost an appeal against a federal magistrate’s finding that it had unreasonably discriminated against a woman with breast cancer…
Norman new Associated Marine MD
14 April 2004
Adrian Norman will become the new MD of Associated Marine Insurers Agents in July following the decision by founding MD Michael Hill to step down…
Reinsurers would be shaken, not stirred
14 April 2004
New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission is taking a new tack on the likely insurance costs if a major quake hits Wellington…
Terror insurance clarification
06 April 2004
Brokers wanting to deal directly with the Federal Government’s Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation to purchase terrorism cover have been knocked back…
APRA fails to stop Rural & General court bid
06 April 2004
Rural & General Insurance Broking has finally scored a hit – albeit a minor one – in its long-running battle with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority…
PI troubles shock electrical contractors
06 April 2004
Electrical and communications contractors are the latest group to voice frustration over the way insurers deal with professional indemnity proposals…
Private property ‘road’ warning
06 April 2004
A heavy equipment underwriting expert has reminded brokers to take special care when preparing policies for clients running operations on private land…
Falling tree uproots liability principle
06 April 2004
A NSW Court of Appeal judgement involving a woman whose husband was killed when a tree crashed through the roof of their home may change the liability laws…
New standards affect insurers
06 April 2004
The International Accounting Standards Board has released the first standards intended for the insurance industry…
Quake acts as a reminder
06 April 2004
Shaken about a bit by a “cluster” of six earthquakes early on Saturday morning, the citizens of the New Zealand capital have been warned that insurance will be necessary…
National draft defamation law needs work, says lawyer
06 April 2004
Federal Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock’s plans to develop a draft bill for a nationally consistent defamation law is “good in theory but still needs further consultation”…