20 July 2004
Prime Minister John Howard’s reshuffle of federal ministers last week in a bid to inject fresh blood into the cabinet means the financial services industry will again have to deal with…
20 July 2004
Former ARIMA President Bruce Ferguson, who is Group Risk Manager at Sydney Water, has stood down from the position as police and anti-corruption authorities investigate…
20 July 2004
Three former FAI executives have been committed to stand trial under charges related to so-called financial reinsurance contracts entered into by FAI General Insurance in 1998…
20 July 2004
Former asbestos products manufacturer James Hardie has challenged the NSW Government to set up a state-run compensation fund to bypass the court system…
20 July 2004
ARIMA, the former peak body for risk management professionals, and the Australasian Institute of Risk Management have merged to become…
13 July 2004
QBE Mercantile Mutual, now wholly owned by QBE, is at the centre of a major reorganisation of the group’s Australian operations…
13 July 2004
What will become of national broking network Austbrokers now its 50% shareholder ING has announced it wants to step out of general insurance…?
13 July 2004
Three former FAI Insurance executives faced a Sydney court yesterday in relation to their actions in the company…
13 July 2004
Greater competition among insurers and their moves into new markets could lead to lower rates, according to JP Morgan insurance analyst Shane Fitzgerald…
13 July 2004
IAG has co-convened the Australian Climate Group to work for change in the country’s approach to global warming…
13 July 2004
HIH Insurance creditors might receive a dividend by the start of next year, according to the failed insurer’s liquidator, Tony McGrath…
06 July 2004
John Butler announced on Friday that he has resigned as CEO of Zurich Financial Services Australia…
06 July 2004
There have been no rapid cost savings in rates during the June renewals season, says QBE Australia MD Raymond Jones…
06 July 2004
Insurers are concerned drought conditions across much of Victoria and NSW will lead to another severe bushfire season, and winter burn-offs are possibly doing more harm…
06 July 2004
CGU is on the prowl for a strong management team for its new, still-to-be-named marine facility…
06 July 2004
Directors of the trust fund that James Hardie established to pay compensation to victims of asbestos-related diseases have applied to the NSW Supreme Court…
06 July 2004
Insurance industry lobbying in WA has forced the State Government to rewrite legislation to clarify the charging of stamp duty on insurance policies involving offshore risk…
06 July 2004
The lowest metropolitan premium for compulsory third party injury motor insurance in NSW has fallen by $7 to $299 plus GST…
29 June 2004
Treasurer Peter Costello has rejected a proposal by the Productivity Commission to establish a national workers’ compensation scheme for private sector employers…
29 June 2004
The Australian insurance industry is “quite progressive” in global terms, and is experiencing similar trends to UK and US companies, says Owen Ryan…