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Adviser pleads guilty over life insurance scam
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to a scam where he wrote life insurance policies for fictitious people. Pavan Vyas,...
Transitions: who’s on the move
There has been plenty of movement in the upper echelons of the Australian insurance industry in recent weeks. ACE Insurance...
Adapt or die, insurers told
The digital world poses an increasingly large threat to the traditional commercial insurance distribution models but the human touch of a...
Senate inquiry backs insurance tax abolition
Another voice has joined the chorus of support for insurance tax abolition, after a Senate inquiry into Australia’s preparedness for extreme...
Packaged for business
Australia’s two million small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise more than 95% of all businesses in the country and employ nearly five million...
NIBA brokerages shine at Australian Insurance Industry ...
NIBA members triumphed at last night’s Australian Insurance Industry Awards, taking out all three Broker of the Year trophies. In the...
Fels hits out at “uncompetitive” property i ...
The public has been urged to shop around for their insurance following the release of a Victorian state government report showing...
Steadfast marks a strong debut on sharemarket
Steadfast members across the country have breathed a sigh of relief, the cluster group ASX debut went off without a hitch,...
Broker jailed for eight months over theft
A former insurance broker has been jailed after stealing more than $660,000 to send to a person he met online. Bruce...
Government backs down on education expenses cap
The Federal Government has postponed a decision about a controversial proposal to cap deductions for self-education expenses at $2000. In its...
Broker banned after faking insurance certificates
A Perth insurance broker has been permanently banned after exposing clients to potential losses of more than $40 million. According to...
PI policy revoked for broker dishonesty
A major court has backed an insurer’s decision to not indemnify a broker for civil liability because of dishonest conduct. Last...
Disasters push up claim problems
Both declined claims and insurance disputes jumped sharply in the 2011/2012 financial year but the vast majority of the problems were...