Wife caught up in kebab blast scam
17 June 2003
And now for something a little different…
Local
Wanted: one efficient workers’ comp system
10 June 2003
A bipartisan federal parliamentary inquiry has called for a consistent national approach to Australia’s workers’ compensation system in a bid to slash the $20 billion annual bill…
Wilkins is new ICA President
10 June 2003
Promina MD Mike Wilkins was elected President of the Insurance Council of Australia at a board meeting yesterday…
Grand policies may be worthless
10 June 2003
More than $2 million in premiums has been paid by up to 1100 people to one of the companies involved in the Bosnian insurance affair, according to ASIC investigators…
No cover for SIDS program
10 June 2003
A program designed to cut the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome in the ACT has been stopped because the organisers couldn’t obtain public liability insurance…
Brokers still seek FSRA answers
03 June 2003
With licensing now top of mind with most financial services intermediaries – most of whom haven’t yet put their applications in – brokers are still in the dark over some issues…
FSR licence logjam ‘inevitable’ – but ASIC can cope
03 June 2003
ASIC has received more than 800 applications for financial services licences – but it’s expecting up to 8000 before the end of the year…
Choice chooses best household policies
03 June 2003
Promina subsidiary Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency has scooped the pool in the latest Choice magazine examination of house and contents policies…
No fix, no cover, say NZ insurers
03 June 2003
New Zealand insurers are getting nasty over cover for the South Island lakeside resort town of Queenstown…
Doctors’ wishes come true in new federal package
27 May 2003
The Federal Government has accepted the fact that doctors are a prickly and politically powerful bunch who can’t be ignored…
Victoria a step closer to reform
27 May 2003
Plaintiff lawyers in Victoria are maintaining their barrage of criticism of tort reforms which include subjecting small personal injury claims to a threshold of 5% for general damages…
New award honours insurance leader
27 May 2003
An international student exchange award has been devised to commemorate the memory of well-known insurance leader Peter Corrigan, who died suddenly last year…
Role confusion – your choice
27 May 2003
That champion of straight-shooting on behalf of the consumer, Choice magazine, is a bit slow when it comes to correcting its own errors…
Butselaar is new ANZIIF President
27 May 2003
AIG Australasian Region CEO John Butselaar is the new President of ANZIIF, succeeding Marsh Chairman John Richardson
Bendigo storm claims rise
27 May 2003
Tornadoes are causing insurers around the world some real concerns…
Victoria falling behind in FSL reform
20 May 2003
Victoria is “dragging its heels” when it comes to reforming funding for its fire services, says ICA…
Rates hard to swallow
20 May 2003
According to the projections, the market should be showing a few signs of softening…
Tort reform: lawyers snap
20 May 2003
Tort reform is getting up the noses of Australia’s plaintiff lawyers, with Victorian lawyers deciding they have the clout to go straight for the throat of Premier Steve Bracks…
What recommendation? States bump up premium taxes
13 May 2003
Fresh from gaining insurance industry praise for dropping its fire services levy, the WA Government has dumped more stamp duty on insurance-buyers…
NZ chases its share of foreign fire premiums
13 May 2003
Australian-domiciled owners of property in New Zealand still have to pay the NZ fire service levy, no matter who they arrange their insurance through…