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Tag: Insurance - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Queenslanders are nation's most inconsiderate drivers: survey
New insurance research has revealed Queenslanders are among the nation's worst for car park and road rage in the lead-up to Christmas. - Call for scrapping of home owner scheme
The Tasmanian Greens have renewed their calls for the State Government to abolish the controversial home-owner's warranty insurance scheme. - Climate change raising insurance premiums
Insurance companies say increasing natural disasters due to climate change are already raising premiums. - NSW storms hurt Suncorp's bottom line
Suncorp has counted the cost of this month's New South Wales storms. - NSW storms hit IAG bottom line
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has had to revise down its insurance margin as a result of the massive number of claims in the wake of storms that hit New South Wales earlier this month. - Stanhope denies Insurance Authority at risk
The ACT Government has been urged to consider possible privatisation of its insurance management service. - MBF accepts takeover bid
Australia's second-largest private health fund, MBF Australia, says its board has accepted a takeover offer from the global healthcare group BUPA. - AMP to sell assets worth $585m
AMP Limited has announced a $585 million asset sale and promised to increase shareholder dividends as a result. - BUPA sweetens MBF takeover bid
Global healthcare group BUPA has sweetened its bid for Australia's biggest private health insurer, MBF. - Insurance expert to review YMCA water damage
An insurance assessor will visit the Ararat YMCA today to examine the damage caused by a burst water main. - Govt moves to make third-party insurance cheaper
The ACT Government hopes changes to third-party car insurance will lead to cheaper premiums. - Storm damage victim still awaiting payout
A Wallsend restaurateur says he is still waiting for a $500,000 insurance payout five months after his business was badly damaged in the June storms. - IAG to lift director fees amid profit slump
Insurance Australia Group admits its latest profit performance has been disappointing, but it is still looking to increase the fees for its board of directors. - Gayndah storm clean-up to take months: RSL
Gayndah RSL president Errol Shepherd says it will take months to repair storm damage to the central Burnett town, because of a shortage of builders and material. - Landslide victims continue insurance battle
Several Newcastle home owners are still holding out for insurance payouts from the June storms, after being knocked back because the damage to their houses was caused by landslides. - NIB Health Funds to list on ASX
Newcastle-based NIB Health Funds will list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today. - Speculation grows IAG will dump CEO
There is mounting speculation that IAG might be about to dump CEO Michael Hawker. - Companies reconsider Eagles sponsorships
Corporate sponsors of the West Coast Eagles are remaining tight lipped about whether they will continue supporting the club beyond their current commitments. - Lismore storm victims urged to contact insurers
The Insurance Council of Australia says policyholders who were affected by Tuesday's severe hail storm in Lismore should contact their insurance companies so their claims can be assessed as quickly as possible. - Looming bushfire season prompts call for insurance review
People who live in bushfire prone areas of Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, are being urged to reassess their insurance policies before summer sets in. - Car insurance premiums pegged
Tasmania's Motor Accident Insurance Board (MAIB) will keep premiums at the same level for the coming year. - Multi-peril insurance scheme urged for farmers
The former president of the South Australian Farmers Federation, John Lush, wants a drought insurance scheme similar to ones in the US and Canada. - Baillieu slams CGU for refusing to honour flood claims
Victorian Liberal Party leader Ted Baillieu has attacked insurance company CGU for refusing to honour claims for flood damage at Newry, in south-east Victoria, after he visited the town yesterday. - Medical compo payouts becoming more expensive
There is evidence that the cost of medical payouts is increasing despite reforms to the insurance industry.
