Premiums will remain high, says survey
14 September 2004
It’s softer, but not that much softer…
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Education body to rebuild trust after FSRA
14 September 2004
The financial services sector’s peak education body, the Financial Services Education Agency Australia, says it is focusing its efforts on rebuilding consumer trust…
James Hardie pressure increases
14 September 2004
A demand by the US accountants of James Hardie Industries for an independent inquiry into allegations of illegal misconduct has resulted in the cancellation…
ICA rejects Labor tort reform attack
07 September 2004
Opposition financial services spokesman Stephen Conroy has criticised the insurance industry for not passing back the benefits of tort reform after achieving the best profits…
NSW fire levy report provokes anger
07 September 2004
There was more than a little fury and frustration being voiced in Sydney last week when a NSW Government committee went against industry expectations…
Builders’ warranty issue heats up
07 September 2004
Insurers offering builders’ warranty insurance in NSW face new rules that could affect their dealings with policyholders…
Hail the good news
07 September 2004
Sunday’s Sydney hailstorm was a damp squib compared with the rampaging monster of 1999 which led to claims exceeding $1 billion…
Code of practice deadline looms
07 September 2004
ICA has received 28 submissions on its draft code of practice, with the deadline for those interested in submitting suggestions falling tomorrow…
HIH liquidator seeks Turnbull’s help
07 September 2004
Troubled political candidate Malcolm Turnbull, former co-Chairman of merchant bank Goldman Sachs and adviser to former FAI MD Rodney Adler, Malcolm Turnbull, has been asked to assist…
Smash repairers bingle with insurers
07 September 2004
The Productivity Commission will go ahead with an inquiry into the relationship between the smash repair industry and motor insurance companies…
Adler argues double jeopardy
31 August 2004
Disgraced former HIH Insurance director Rodney Adler is appealing against a NSW Supreme Court’s refusal of a permanent stay on criminal proceedings…
Investors looking to insurance
31 August 2004
Insurers’ half-year financial reports have prompted many investors to turn from banking shares to insurance stock, according to analysts…
There’s more to insurance than public liability
31 August 2004
The Insurance Council of Australia has lashed back at a consumer organisation’s claim that insurers’ record profits are a result of recent Federal Government tort reforms…
NSW fire report long overdue
31 August 2004
Three months over schedule, the NSW Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee’s report into the fire services levy will be presented at the end of this week…
IAG wins as awards fever re-emerges
31 August 2004
Even more awards for general insurance companies and other assorted players as yet another publisher tries to give itself an industry profile…
Smash repair inquiry imminent
24 August 2004
The Federal Government is expected to launch an inquiry this week into the dealings between vehicle insurers and smash repairers…
Profits bring out critics
24 August 2004
Industry critics are singing a familiar tune as insurers’ latest financial results come through…
Asia-Pacific insurers facing more risks
24 August 2004
The outlook for insurers in the Asia-Pacific region is stable but new market challenges continue to pose industry risks, according to Standard & Poor’s…
Can insurance learn from the banks?
24 August 2004
Australia’s main consumer organisation believes that the insurance industry’s revised code of conduct could benefit from the recently developed banking industry code of practice…
NIBA backs young professionals
24 August 2004
Brokers under 35 who have a senior colleague attending the annual NIBA Convention in Perth in October can take advantage of discounted rates for the event…