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”…
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NZ regulation: a matter of ‘when’, not ‘if’
30 March 2004
The “light touch” regulatory regime that New Zealand’s insurance industry has enjoyed for so long may be coming to an end…
ACCC approves not-for-profit insurance scheme
30 March 2004
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has granted conditional authorisation to enable Allianz, QBE, and NRMA Insurance to collectively offer…
Terror drives insurers’ stocks up
30 March 2004
Insurers’ excellent returns are making them the darlings of the investment community…
HIH auditor lands APRA gig
30 March 2004
Former HIH internal auditor Greg Waters has stepped up to a senior managerial role at APRA…
Insurers get a tick from Reserve Bank
30 March 2004
The positive outlook for Australian insurers has been reinforced by a report by the Reserve Bank of Australia…
Property charge will save money, says report
23 March 2004
About 97% of NSW homeowners would be better off if the state changed its method of fire brigade funding, according to new research…
Victorian financial services ‘action plan’
23 March 2004
The Federal Government has spent a few million dollars promoting Sydney as a global financial centre, but that’s not stopping the Victorian Government…
APRA drops Rural & General case
23 March 2004
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has dropped its Federal Court actions against Rural & General Insurance…
Footballers kick a goal with liability deal
23 March 2004
The Australian Football League and other major state and territory football bodies have engaged broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson to develop an insurance and risk protection package…
More trouble for chairlift
23 March 2004
An elderly woman has been injured in another accident on Victoria’s troubled Arthur’s Seat chairlift…
Singapore publisher launches ANZIIF awards
23 March 2004
And now, even more insurance awards by publishers seeking to make an impact in the local market…
At last! FSRA is here
16 March 2004
It was drinks all round for the industry last week as March 11 brought with it the long-awaited, much-dreaded and debated Financial Services Reform Act…
NZ storms expose big problem
16 March 2004
Storms that ravaged parts of New Zealand’s North Island have helped to expose inefficiencies in the country’s infrastructure and trades network…
Foreign insurers review missing
16 March 2004
Remember Gary Potts, the former Treasury mandarin who was commissioned to review the situation regarding unauthorised foreign insurers..?
Extension for HIH liquidator
16 March 2004
HIH liquidator Tony McGrath has won more time to pursue five companies for damages in relation to the $5.3 billion collapse of insurance giant HIH in 2001…
Insurers should increase focus on small businesses, says survey
16 March 2004
Nearly 65% of all home-based businesses are operating with either the wrong type of insurance or no cover at all, according to a study by the Business Enterprise Centre Australia…
ANZIIF launches in HK
16 March 2004
ANZIIF has opened a Hong Kong branch in a bid to provide education programs to the wider Asian market…
WGB wins compo business
16 March 2004
Wyatt Gallagher Bassett has won a tender to provide Victorian Police with workers’ compensation services…
Brokers lose disclosure fight
09 March 2004
The Federal Government has killed any hope of brokers getting relief for disclosure requirements in Financial Service Guides under the Financial Services Reform Act…