The Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA) and its Insurance Premium Funding (IPF) members – Hunter Premium Funding, IQumulate, BOQ Finance, Principal Finance,...
National Insurance Brokers Association
What should Personal Advice look ...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released a very important Consultation Paper, Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers on...
Royal Commission reforms go into ...
A number of reforms arising from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in Financial Services have been tabled in the Federal Parliament. The...
icare workers compensation: Lett ...
To ensure the privacy of employers and intermediaries Insurance and Care NSW (icare), acting on behalf of the Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer (the...
Insurer representatives are not ...
Insurer representatives are not brokers and are not obliged to advise clients on cover that is best for them was the conclusion...
NIBA makes submission in respons ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has provided a submission in response to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) draft report on...
Insurance Brokers Code of Practi ...
The Insurance Brokers Code Compliance Committee has now published its Annual Review for 2019-2020. The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) CEO Dallas...
ASIC issues Information Sheets o ...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released information sheets on the application of unfair contracts laws to insurance contracts. These...
ASIC writes to insurers, Lloyd†...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has recently written to insurers, Lloyd’s coverholders and a number of insurance brokers in relation...
The economic value of insurance ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has launched a first-of-its-kind report, prepared by Deloitte Access Economics, The economic value of insurance broking....
Review into NSW workers compensa ...
The NSW Government has opened consultation to inform the Independent Review of the NSW workers compensation scheme and nominal insurer iCare. The...
Federal Budget 2020: Here’s wh ...
The 2020-21 Budget includes $98 billion in response and recovery support, including $25 billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion...
NIBA announces regional Young Pr ...
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA), together with Vero, announced the 2020 Young Professional Broker of the Year regional winners in a...
New ASIC Regulatory Guide explai ...
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has recently issued a new Regulatory Guide in relation to the handling of complaints and...