IDRO warns of harsh summer
18 November 2003
Last week we reported a British research unit’s prediction that the impending summer will see a reduced number of cyclones…
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Knott speaks on retirement
18 November 2003
After announcing his retirement from the public sector months ago, ASIC Chairman David Knott has finally spoken out about his sudden decision to quit and his plans…
Government acts on billion-dollar ID problem
18 November 2003
The Federal Government is moving against the rising incidence of identity fraud, with Justice Minister Chris Ellison announcing a range of initiatives last week…
Mulcahy moves on to ICA board
18 November 2003
Suncorp CEO John Mulcahy has been elected to the Insurance Council of Australia’s board of directors, replacing John Trowbridge, who recently resigned from running the Brisbane-based…
Parliamentarians call for FSL to go
11 November 2003
“A Nation Charred”, the House of Representatives Select Committees’ dramatically titled report into last summers’ devastating bushfires, has weighed into the debate…
UMP revival an Australian first
11 November 2003
Troubled medical insurer United Medical Protection has become the first company in Australian corporate history to be given a clean bill of health and released…
Don’t relax about complaints: IEC chief
11 November 2003
Insurance Enquiries and Complaints Ltd may be a world-leading alternative dispute resolution scheme, but CEO Sam Parrino says that’s no reason for the industry…
AILA celebrates its 20th year
11 November 2003
The Australian Insurance Law Association celebrates its 20th anniversary tomorrow with a special dinner in Sydney…
Brokers pursue FSG issue
04 November 2003
Ross Cameron, the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, has undertaken to take a look at the recently altered Financial Services Guide regulations…
IAG set to step back into builders’ warranty
04 November 2003
IAG is getting ready to step back into the turgid waters of builders’ warranty insurance in NSW, with Group Executive Intermediary Business Bob Wagstaffe last week praising…
Other asbestos disease causes smoked out
04 November 2003
Some Australian insurers are trying to take some of the financial sting they’ve experienced as a result of the asbestos claims crisis by suing tobacco companies…
Mixed blessings for MacKenzie
04 November 2003
Victoria’s statutory classes chief, James MacKenzie, has had a mixed bag of results to reveal over the past week…
Helping find the right broker
04 November 2003
Deloitte has launched a new tender management service to help organisations select an appropriate insurance broker to meet their specific risk management needs…
Bid to tackle $84 million car theft industry
04 November 2003
Western Australia has joined in the national effort to combat the car theft industry by introducing new laws to control the re-birthing of written-off vehicles…
FSRA – are there any advantages?
28 October 2003
The insurance industry is beginning to express real doubts that the FSRA will bring sufficient advantages to consumers…
Advisers worry about cancellation powers
28 October 2003
It isn’t only general insurers who are worried about some aspects of the AFSL system…
Brokers – tomorrow’s financial planners?
28 October 2003
General insurance brokers are already doing about 80% of the work they’d need to be doing to offer additional services like financial planning, says leading commentator Tom Collins…
Look beyond ‘general’, says Squire
28 October 2003
David Squire, NIBA board member and the National Regulatory Policy Manager of the Wealth Management Division of the National Australia Bank, says brokers should look…
Hopes and worries in workers’ comp report
28 October 2003
The Productivity Commission has released its eagerly awaited interim report on a national framework for Australia’s splintered workers’ compensation and occupational health…
Life-saving crisis highlights reform flaws
28 October 2003
Insurance Council Executive Director Alan Mason is closer than most in the industry to the public liability furore involving surf lifesaving clubs…