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Morgan back at IAAA

20 March 2001

Murray Morgan has quit OAMPS a few weeks after joining the insurance group…

Search on for new RACV chief

13 March 2001

RACV Chief Executive Ted Johnson is retiring in a few months, and the hunt is already on for his replacement…

Online viruses causing concern

13 March 2001

Amazed by how easily and quickly computer viruses like “Anna Kornikova” and “the naked wife” got into your system? You should be…

Fake broker goes to jail

13 March 2001

ASIC continues to apply pressure on insurance brokers who aren’t toeing the legislative line. Among the latest developments – admittedly an extreme case - is the jailing in Melbourne…

NIBA worries at bad publicity

13 March 2001

NIBA CEO Noel Pettersen has defended the reputation of brokers against a seemingly endless stream of negative media releases coming from ASIC…

Immobiliser campaign expands

13 March 2001

The Immobilise Now! Campaign, which encourages the owners of older vehicles to fit anti-theft electronic ignition immobilisers at relatively low prices, has moved on to NSW and the ACT…

Foot and mouth insurance unlikely

13 March 2001

Livestock and dairy farmers in Australia are worried about the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Europe. They should be, because most of them aren’t insured against…

Brokers warned over goodwill

13 March 2001

ASIC has called on brokers to take care with their annual returns. One major problem concerning the regulator’s bean-counters is the way intangible assets…

Pressure mounts on HIH

06 March 2001

HIH is still struggling to form its own understanding of exactly what its financial position is, while having to withstand unwelcome sniping from the sidelines…

S&P's downgrades HIH

06 March 2001

Not unexpected was the announcement by Standard & Poor’s last week that it has downgraded HIH’s “core operating entities” from BBB+ to BBB-, with a negative creditwatch…

WA brokers merge

06 March 2001

Three Western Australian brokers have combined their operations to form a company that they hope will allow them to grow faster and bigger in the relatively static WA market…

419 advertisers line up for FICS

27 February 2001

The Financial Industry Complaints Service is opening its doors to another 419 advisers, thanks to a “recruitment drive” conducted by ASIC…

Marsh gets back in the air

27 February 2001

Marsh has re-established a specialist aviation insurance practice following the return of John Buckley to its ranks…

RACV acts over computer system

27 February 2001

Major Victorian insurer RACV is taking court action against computer giant Unisys over the installation of its online claims handling system…

GIO sale: the plot thickens

20 February 2001

Are AMP General and GIO really for sale? According to the Australian Financial Review

NRMA takes NZ insurer

13 February 2001

NRMA has bought New Zealand’s State Insurance for $325 million…