http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:51:09 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story0 AUSTRALIAN AND New Zealand operations of Chartis International will become part of one of 4 super regions Asia Pacific in a major corporate restructure. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story1 ALMOST AS quickly as the probably half billion dollar hailstorm struck Melbourne last Saturday, the media reports about the damage, dissatisfied claimants and repair bill disappeared from print pages and air waves. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story2 INSURANCE AUSTRALIA Group Limited confirmed that from January 1 this year it had established reinsurance retention for a single event in Australia to a maximum of $135 million. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:48:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story3 QBE AUSTRALIA invoked its Claimwrite on change system as soon as knowledge of the damage from Melbournes devastating hailstorm last Saturday became apparent. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:47:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story4 AS NATURE settled down in Queensland and Victoria, major loss assessor MYI Freemans had its assessors from Southeast Queensland able to join its Toowoomba Regional Office in the flood hit areas. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story5 THE WORLDS biggest insurance broker association has praised the United States House of Representatives for moving forward on the affordability and availability of natural disaster insurance. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:45:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story6 IPFA, THE body representing insurance premium financiers in Australia wants amendments to the implementation of new national consumer credit laws and is drafting submissions to government authorities. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:44:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story7 ALLIANZ OPERATIONS in Asia Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand have been praised for showing remarkable resilience during the first half of 2009. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story8 ALLIANZ SE saw its Asia Pacific premiums increase 15% to 6.5 billion (about A$9.7 billion) in 2009 compared with full year 2008. Operating profit remained at 355 million. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:42:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story9 MUNICH RE is already making bold predictions that it will earn more than 2 billion (A$3 billion) in 2010 and then do even better in 2011. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:41:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story10 MUNICH RES premium income across all lines grew 5.3% from 18.1 billion to 19.1 billion in 2009. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:40:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story11 EBIX INC has reported record revenues for the 2009 4th quarter and full year of US$31.3 million, (about A$34 million) up 55% on 4th quarter 2008 and record full year revenue of US$97.7 million, up 31% on 2008. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:39:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story12 AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED Insurance Limited (ACIL) is poised for listing under another name on the New Zealand Stock Exchange after Lombard Group Limited shareholders approved recommendations to make a reverse takeover offer for Perth-based ACIL. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:38:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story13 AS THE AUSTRALIAN insurance industry has already read in QBE Groups financial results last month, group CEO Frank OHalloran confirmed in London this week, it is ready to buy. Mr OHallor editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story14 XL INSURANCE has responded to demand by brokers and clients by expanding its Side-A cover for directors and officers of publicly listed, private or semi-government companies. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story15 US INSURERS have called for more discipline in the insurance market as the industry combined ratio comes close to 110. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:35:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story16 SOME US insurance chief executives are at odds with US Government moves for federal regulation of the insurance industry. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story17 GOLD SEAL is updating its Gold Books following APRAs release of the DOFI reporting forms. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:33:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story18 GOLD SEAL Risk Management Services has announced that director Charmian Holmes has returned from maternity leave and is now located in Brisbane. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:32:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story19 EMPLOYMENT OPTIMISM is on the rise in Australias insurance, finance and real estate sectors, according to Manpowers latest Employment Outlook Survey. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:31:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story20 THE INVESTMENT and Financial Services Association has called for superannuation to be included in any paid parental leave scheme voted on by Federal Parliament. editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:09 +0000 http://www.insurancenewsaustralia.com/news/index.php3#story21 editor@insurancenewsaustralia.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:29:09 +0000