NIBA extends early-bird discount for 2002 Convention
02 July 2002
NIBA has announced that it has extended the entry date for delegates to obtain the early-bird discount until this Friday, July 5…
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CGU and Royal & SunAlliance take half each
24 June 2002
AMP has sold its equal-third share in National Transport Insurance, allowing CGU and Royal & SunAlliance to become equal partners in one of Australia’s most…
Solutions expected from Government
24 June 2002
Indecision and maybe a bit of apathy are being blamed for the Federal Government’s foot-dragging over long-term solutions to the public liability crisis…
Queensland gets liability reforms
24 June 2002
Juries will no longer preside over personal injury cases in Queensland under Premier Peter Beattie’s new liability reform package, which was passed last week…
American Home agrees to honour Ansett claims
24 June 2002
American Home Assurance, part of the US giant AIG, has agreed to pay all travel insurance claims related to the collapse of Ansett…
Jockeys get a leg-up, but some will fall off
24 June 2002
The Australian Jockey Association, caught short without public liability cover at the end of this month, was yesterday still anxiously awaiting the opportunity to…
Home warranty gets second wind
24 June 2002
The Victorian and NSW governments have announced they will continue to support Dexta’s home warranty facility after June 30 until September 30…
Agency says HIH collapse was predictable
24 June 2002
APRA, ASIC, shareholders and the wider industry couldn’t see HIH teetering on the brink of disaster at the start of last year, but a corporate credit rating agency says…
Barristers raise a PI hue and cry
24 June 2002
Lawyers and insurance are a historically volatile mix, which may explain the heat being generated among Victoria’s 1400 barristers over their new PI insurer…
Be fair, says ICA chief
24 June 2002
Governments around Australia should get behind the financial services sector and promote its well-being as an integral part of the Australian economy, says ICA Executive…
WA cuts FSL out of insurance
17 June 2002
The WA Government has announced its long-awaited new emergency services funding system, which will see insured residents experiencing a 23% drop in their insurance premiums…
Carr urges others to follow NSW lead
17 June 2002
NSW Premier Bob Carr is setting a cracking pace as he overhauls liability laws, and is urging the rest of the states to follow his lead…
Will the reforms cut premiums?
17 June 2002
Lawyers say the NSW reforms will have little impact on premiums…
Insurers cop battle damage from media flak
17 June 2002
As June wears on and more businesses find it impossible to obtain liability insurance, the industry is beginning to sustain battle damage…
ICA proposes an insurance pool
17 June 2002
ICA has announced a pooled insurance scheme by insurers as a short-term solution to the public liability crisis…
Medical indemnity: the big plan
17 June 2002
The next insurance “solution” – this time for medical indemnity in the wake of the UMP collapse – comes from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons…
AMA challenges levy plan
17 June 2002
The Federal Government’s rescue package for UMP-insured doctors has been challenged by the AMA, which is unhappy with the plan to levy more than half the nation’s doctors…
Adler denies FAI brought down HIH
11 June 2002
Former FAI CEO Rodney Adler has spent much of the past couple of months sitting as an observer at the HIH Royal Commission, and he has obviously been keen to give his view…
Brokers on renewals: it’s a nightmare
11 June 2002
June 30 renewals are approaching and the message from brokers around the country is loud and clear: it’s going to be a tough one…
How high will premiums go this time?
11 June 2002
Where premiums are offered, they’ll be considerably higher than 12 months ago…