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…
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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…
Mulcahy moves on to ICA board
18 November 2003
Suncorp CEO John Mulcahy has been elected to the Insurance Council of Australia’s board of directors, replacing John Trowbridge, who recently resigned from running the Brisbane-based…
Parliamentarians call for FSL to go
11 November 2003
“A Nation Charred”, the House of Representatives Select Committees’ dramatically titled report into last summers’ devastating bushfires, has weighed into the debate…
UMP revival an Australian first
11 November 2003
Troubled medical insurer United Medical Protection has become the first company in Australian corporate history to be given a clean bill of health and released…
Don’t relax about complaints: IEC chief
11 November 2003
Insurance Enquiries and Complaints Ltd may be a world-leading alternative dispute resolution scheme, but CEO Sam Parrino says that’s no reason for the industry…
AILA celebrates its 20th year
11 November 2003
The Australian Insurance Law Association celebrates its 20th anniversary tomorrow with a special dinner in Sydney…
Brokers pursue FSG issue
04 November 2003
Ross Cameron, the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, has undertaken to take a look at the recently altered Financial Services Guide regulations…
IAG set to step back into builders’ warranty
04 November 2003
IAG is getting ready to step back into the turgid waters of builders’ warranty insurance in NSW, with Group Executive Intermediary Business Bob Wagstaffe last week praising…
Other asbestos disease causes smoked out
04 November 2003
Some Australian insurers are trying to take some of the financial sting they’ve experienced as a result of the asbestos claims crisis by suing tobacco companies…
Mixed blessings for MacKenzie
04 November 2003
Victoria’s statutory classes chief, James MacKenzie, has had a mixed bag of results to reveal over the past week…