And the most stolen car is…
16 April 2002
AAMI’s claim data shows that the 1986 Holden Calais is the car most likely to be stolen in Australia…
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Non-members crowd NIBA roadshow
16 April 2002
The implications of the FSRA requirements are beginning to sink in around the industry, with NIBA CEO Noel Pettersen and Professional Development Executive Linda Evans…
Liquidator learns lots from royal commission
09 April 2002
HIH liquidator Tony McGrath is just one of the many people finding answers through the transcripts on the HIH Royal Commission’s website…
The blame game: insurers lead lawyers
09 April 2002
With all the disputes going on over who’s to blame for the public liability crisis and what to do about it, people are beginning to wonder if a viable across-the-board solution…
NIBA enlists groundswell of support
09 April 2002
The launch of NIBA’s campaign on state taxes has already created a wave of support with brokers around the country responding swiftly to the call to get clients involved…
No market easing until 2004, says Fitch
09 April 2002
US ratings agency Fitch says the current hard market in Australia will continue until late 2004, slightly longer than that predicted for the US and key European markets…
Builders’ warranty – no signs yet
09 April 2002
There is no reason to get too excited yet over the recently reformed builders’ warranty scheme…
Wharfie asbestos bill: $35 million this year
09 April 2002
The Federal Government expects a legal bill of at least $35 million for a wave of compensation damages claims from former waterside workers who contracted…
ACT reforms will eventually hurt, says lawyer
09 April 2002
The ACT’s new workers’ compensation scheme comes into effect on July 1, and some lawyers believe it will raise payouts for personal injury cases…
Investigators probe fatal roof collapse
09 April 2002
Loss adjusters are joining government investigators to try to ascertain how a renovated roof at Adelaide’s Riverside Golf Club collapsed last week, killing two women…
ARIMA frets over terror exclusions
09 April 2002
Lack of terror insurance cover is worrying Australia’s risk managers, according to ARIMA President Bruce Ferguson…
Brokers open up a new front in the war on taxes
03 April 2002
NIBA has joined the fight against insurance taxes with a novel approach that politicians will find hard to ignore…
Public liability: it won’t happen overnight, but…
03 April 2002
Last week’s summit meeting promised much in the way of reform, but little in the way of instant action…
Will it result in lower premiums? Yes and no
03 April 2002
ICA Executive Director Alan Mason says the forum’s outcome was excellent, but it is up to individual insurers to price their premiums according to risk…
ACCC: what caused the premium rises
03 April 2002
Everyone else has been relatively benign towards the insurance industry during the great public liability debate, and Allan Fels’ ACCC resisted the temptation…
That ‘legal drift’ comment stirs lawyers
03 April 2002
The report by Trowbridge Consulting and parent company Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu that was presented at last week’s ministerial insurance summit has come under attack…
Victoria perseveres with its “corporate killing” law – and UK follows
03 April 2002
Victoria’s Crimes (Workplace Deaths & Serious Injuries) Bill is meeting tough resistance from the Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Insurers’ answers to the public liability puzzle
26 March 2002
Well, now we know what the insurers want for a balanced public liability regime…
Carr’s plan: caps, cuts and a bit of discouragement
26 March 2002
NSW Premier Bob Carr’s actions to stem the rising cost of public liability premiums takes top spot in a range of reports on the issue…
Fels blames insurers’ pursuit of market share
26 March 2002
ACCC Chairman Professor Allan Fels says insurance companies haven’t helped the rising premiums situation with their relentless pursuit of market share and disregard…