Insurance Claims News
HIH wind-up almost done
Thursday March 25, 2010
THE winding up of HIH Insurance was largely complete following the formal settlement of the last big lawsuit in the New South Wales Supreme Court, the liquidator Tony McGrath said yesterday.HIH liquidator poised to pay out
Thursday March 25, 2010
THE winding up of HIH Insurance was largely complete following the formal settlement of the last big lawsuit in the NSW Supreme Court, the liquidator Tony McGrath said yesterday.IAG drops earnings forecast as Melbourne storm hits bottom line
Saturday March 13, 2010
THE storm that pounded Melbourne last weekend is also hurting insurers, with Insurance Australia Group yesterday lowering its earnings guidance as payouts started to climb.ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
Wednesday March 10, 2010
1. Who presented the best director award to Kathryn Bigelow at the Oscars?Weekend deluge will bring months of floods
Tuesday March 9, 2010
A HUGE body of water that has caused widespread flooding in south-western Queensland is on its way south and is expected to cause extensive flooding in NSW over the next two months.NIB sharpens pen for acqusitions
Tuesday February 23, 2010
THE private health insurer NIB will strive to secure a highly prized major acquisition this financial year or consider handing back its war chest of cash to shareholders next year.Waterlogged, but still hale and hearty
Tuesday February 16, 2010
THERE is no denying Sydney copped a drenching over the past four days.Superannuation insurance premiums under scrutiny
Tuesday December 15, 2009
THE $2.4 billion a year in premiums paid by Australian super funds for life and disability insurance will be scrutinised by the Cooper Review as it moves into the third and final phase of its year-long examination of the $1 trillion super system.Sheds first, house plans later for trauma victims
Tuesday November 10, 2009
BUSHFIRE victims who lost their homes in February's blazes could still be living in temporary accommodation next winter.Sack them all: investors vent Suncorp fury
Thursday October 29, 2009
SUNCORP directors faced a barrage of criticism from angry shareholders yesterday after the company's profits fell 40 per cent last financial year, the second consecutive drop in its annual earnings.Rebuilding on track, but still a long wait for bushfire towns
Sunday October 25, 2009
THE head of the Bushfire Recovery and Reconstruction Authority says it will take years for towns ravaged by the Black Saturday bushfires to return to normal.High Court ends costly New Cap saga
Saturday September 5, 2009
THE High Court yesterday turned down an opportunity to consider how "commercial morality" intersects with a director's duty not to mislead investors.New Cap trials end
Saturday September 5, 2009
THE High Court yesterday turned down an opportunity to consider how "commercial morality" intersects with a director's duty not to mislead investors.Doctors urge delay on vaccine
Saturday August 29, 2009
DOCTORS have called for Australia's swine flu vaccination plans to be put on ice until questions over the safety and practicality of the roll-out are answered.A different kind of drive time
Thursday August 27, 2009
NEIL Crompton's motor-sport career spans more than three decades. On the racetrack, of course, he's a speed demon €” but what's he like on the road?Suncorp freezes board pay
Wednesday August 26, 2009
INCOMING Suncorp-Metway chief executive Patrick Snowball will effectively be given a clean sheet to reshape the troubled financial services group after a second successive year of falling profits since its $7.9 billion takeover of Promina.Snowball to tackle melting profits
Wednesday August 26, 2009
THE incoming Suncorp-Metway chief executive Patrick Snowball will in effect be given a clean sheet to reshape the troubled financial services group after a second successive year of falling profits since its $7.9 billion company-transforming takeover of Promina.Shrinking profit leaves Suncorp exposed Speculation over ANZ, QBE interest
Saturday August 8, 2009
A €śTRIPLE whammy€ť of bad debts, huge weather-related insurance claims and volatile financial markets will cut Suncorp-Metway's annual net profit by more than a third and continue to leave the group exposed to predators such as ANZ and QBE.Suncorp profits hit by 'triple whammy'
Saturday August 8, 2009
A €śTRIPLE WHAMMY€ť of bad debts, huge weather-related insurance claims and volatile financial markets will cut Suncorp-Metway's annual net profits by more than a third and continue to leave the bancassurance group exposed to predators such as ANZ and QBE.Hot Stock
Wednesday June 20, 2007
What's new? The once-in-30-years storm that battered Australia's east coast over the long weekend was eclipsed only by the blizzard of insurance claims that followed.