Back to the serious stuff
03 February 2004
With the summer holiday now just a memory, a number of industry groups are already advertising upcoming annual conferences…
Local
Melbourne storm bill rises
09 December 2003
Last week’s savage rainstorm in Melbourne’s northern suburbs will cost insurers at least $75 million, according to the Insurance Disaster Recovery Organisation…
Underwriter, broker in court action
09 December 2003
ASIC has taken action against an insurance underwriting agency, Triton, and Sydney insurance broker Aradlay over their alleged business links with an unauthorised foreign insurer…
Bracing for a blazing summer
09 December 2003
From rain to fire…
‘Fewer cyclones’ prediction confirmed
09 December 2003
Amid the warnings of increased bushfire risk this summer comes at least one bright spot…
Now it’s RMIA for risk managers
09 December 2003
The Australian associations representing risk managers – ARIMA Ltd and the Australasian Institute of Risk Management – have voted in favour of a merger…
Heath Lambert in Government contract row
02 December 2003
Top 10 broker Heath Lambert Australia is racing to contain the damage of an inquiry which found it had picked up forbidden commissions…
ICA wants TPA loophole closed quickly
02 December 2003
The insurance industry is growing anxious about the Federal Government’s seeming lack of urgency in processing Trade Practices Bill reforms…
ACT passes industrial manslaughter laws
02 December 2003
The ACT has made Australian legal history by becoming the first-ever jurisdiction to make companies liable for criminal prosecution if an employee dies at work…
Meeting the needs of regional brokers
02 December 2003
The Victorian-based Regional Insurance Brokers Association is expanding its horizons by offering its services to other interstate country brokerages – and it’s dropping its rule…
IAG’s Hawker wins a green prize
02 December 2003
IAG CEO Michael Hawker has been named by the NSW Government as “2003 Sustainable Energy Ambassador”…
The season to be jolly… but not libidinous
02 December 2003
Christmas warning No 1…
APRA tightens up its insurance overview
25 November 2003
Revised prudential standards and even greater public disclosure are the two major points of an APRA discussion paper released last week…
Industry is still pondering
25 November 2003
The media might want to interpret what the second round of APRA’s industry reforms means for the industry, but the industry is still weighing things up…
Section 54 changes progress
25 November 2003
The Federal Government has released the first report into section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act…
International future for Aussie insurers, says Hawker
25 November 2003
Just over a week after No 1 insurer IAG announced it will focus on domestic organic growth for the next couple of years, CEO Michael Hawker says international expansion…
Still a long path ahead for insurance, says Wilkins
18 November 2003
Although the insurance industry is showing positive signs of returning to profit, the Insurance Council of Australia still has a massive job ahead of it managing the industry’s tarnished image…
IDRO warns of harsh summer
18 November 2003
Last week we reported a British research unit’s prediction that the impending summer will see a reduced number of cyclones…
Knott speaks on retirement
18 November 2003
After announcing his retirement from the public sector months ago, ASIC Chairman David Knott has finally spoken out about his sudden decision to quit and his plans…
Government acts on billion-dollar ID problem
18 November 2003
The Federal Government is moving against the rising incidence of identity fraud, with Justice Minister Chris Ellison announcing a range of initiatives last week…