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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…

A low level of safety

13 February 2001

The US general aviation industry is far safer than Australia’s, despite operating in more extreme conditions and 10 times the number of aircraft flying…

Institute grows

06 February 2001

The former Australian Insurance Institute, now known as the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance following its takeover of its ailing kiwi cousin…

Privacy awareness growing

06 February 2001

Privacy is emerging as a major consideration for consumers, according to the Insurance Council…

Dinosaur decision

06 February 2001

A controversial 1999 court verdict that left an Adelaide organisation and its insurer facing a $31.25 million payout has been reduced on appeal…

Bean quits FICS

06 February 2001

Paul Bean, the founding Chief Executive of the Financial Industry Complaints Service has left the organisation. Sources are tight-lipped about the reasons behind…

Brits covet CBA offshoot

06 February 2001

Giant British life insurer Prudential Plc is the front-runner for the Commonwealth Bank’s CMG Asia life insurance operation…