Victoria fails to pass consumer building law
20 October 2014
Attempts to reform home building laws in Victoria and replace privately run builders’ warranty insurance have failed…
20 October 2014
Attempts to reform home building laws in Victoria and replace privately run builders’ warranty insurance have failed…
20 October 2014
The Productivity Commission has launched an investigation into weak growth in the financial and insurance sector in recent years…
20 October 2014
Regulators must ensure the cost of supervision is not passed to policyholders, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors says…
20 October 2014
The Productivity Commission will next week host a series of public hearings on its interim report into natural disaster funding…
20 October 2014
The International Day for Disaster Reduction last Monday was the focus for a forum by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre in Canberra…
13 October 2014
Land use planning is the “problem child” of natural disaster management, according to Productivity Commissioner Karen Chester…
13 October 2014
Mandatory participation in an insurance comparison site will not solve the problem of high premiums in disaster-prone northern Queensland, according to Allianz GM Corporate Affairs Nicholas Scofield…
13 October 2014
Federal MPs have given the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority the nod of approval following its first parliamentary review since 2004…
13 October 2014
Banned financial services adviser Barry David Hassell has admitted dishonest conduct, including submitting false insurance applications…
13 October 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority plans to review its requirements for the boards of insurance companies…
13 October 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority says a new risk management standard should take effect in January following amendments to address potential problems flagged…
06 October 2014
Councils fear their insurance premiums will soar if the Productivity Commission’s interim report on natural disaster funding is implemented in full…
06 October 2014
An insurance broker has been banned after an Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation found he engaged in dishonest conduct…
06 October 2014
Insurers are to raise concerns about quarterly data reporting requirements proposed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand…
06 October 2014
The NSW Government has raised the upper limits on damages for motor accident injuries or death under its compulsory third party scheme…
06 October 2014
Greg Medcraft has been re-elected as Chairman of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions…
06 October 2014
This is one for hardcore trivia buffs. The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has developed an online quiz to test people who fancy themselves as finance specialists…
29 September 2014
Natural disaster funding arrangements should be reversed, to place the emphasis on risk mitigation rather than nationally funded relief and recovery after events, the Productivity Commission says…
29 September 2014
The insurance industry has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s draft report on natural disaster funding…
29 September 2014
The Harper Competition Policy Review will hold public forums next month and has called for further submissions…