ICA sends a wish-list to canberra
15 May 2001
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. At least, that’s what the Insurance Council has decided. It has sent a submission to the Federal Government calling for a number…
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Sacked NRMA chief fires back
08 May 2001
The dispute between sacked NRMA CEO Eric Dodd and elements on the company’s board escalated on Sunday when Mr Dodd fired some very public shots at the number 1 insurer through a leading TV program…
HIH collapse isn’t the first – or the last
08 May 2001
Industry leaders worrying about the HIH collapse harming Australia’s international reputation should relax…
Uniform insurance laws: a first step
08 May 2001
Is a long-cherished dream of the general insurance industry to be realised after many years of argument…
Hockey predicts more mergers
08 May 2001
Mr Hockey appears to agree that more mergers and restructures are on the way…
ICA names new board
08 May 2001
A new ICA board was elected at the council’s AGM last week…
APRA’S biggest non-topic
01 May 2001
The big issue surrounding the collapse of HIH – who knew about its troubles and when – won’t be the focus of a major APRA conference in Sydney today. But maybe they should be…
Risk managers weigh in
01 May 2001
APRA’s role – or lack of it – in the HIH collapse has brought calls for a regulatory overhaul from Australia’s leading corporate risk organisation…
Insurance emigration seen as a danger
01 May 2001
The amount of Australian corporate business being placed on the London market could see the local insurance market’s influence reduced even further, according to some…
Insurers have a social duty, says Premier
01 May 2001
Do insurers have a social responsibility to their policyholders? Most major insurance CEOs might say no…
New chief on ICA agenda
01 May 2001
The fallout from the HIH collapse will probably dominate discussions at ICA’s annual general meeting tomorrow, although CEOs will doubtless be heartened by indications of…
Business upbeat about the future
01 May 2001
It’s not all gloom and doom on the business front…
Car theft is still a growth industry
01 May 2001
Initiatives to curb the rate of motor vehicle thefts in Australia aren’t biting yet…
Ratings go online
01 May 2001
If you’ve ever wondered how Standard & Poor’s and other ratings agencies arrive at their decisions, the establishment of a new website for Australia and New Zealand…
HIH roundup
24 April 2001
The shockwaves from the HIH collapse continue to grow…
Don’t bank on a levy
24 April 2001
NSW Premier Bob Carr’s call for a levy on all existing insurance policies to finance the HIH claims shortfall was an opportunity QBE MD Frank O’Halloran couldn’t resist…
The score so far…
24 April 2001
Apart from the millions of dollars in claims owed to personal lines policyholders, the situation regarding many commercial lines is causing concern…
Strikes threaten comp reforms
24 April 2001
The troubled NSW workers’ compensation system is being changed again, leading to the usual round of statewide strikes…
WA system settling down
24 April 2001
WA’s new Labour Relations Minister John Kobelke is “hastening slowly” to implement changes in the state’s workers’ compensation scheme…
Dodd goes, his payout lingers
17 April 2001
Latest word on the dramas at NRMA: CEO Eric Dodd, who was fired by the board when he refused to voluntarily stand down, is understood to be seeking a $6 million severance payout…