Insurance Underwriter News
Melbourne storm shaping up as one of Australia's costliest
Sunday March 21, 2010
THE freak storm that hit Melbourne two weeks ago is on track to be one of the 10 most costly Australian natural disasters of the past 50 years, according to insurance experts.INSIDER
Monday November 23, 2009
QBE sets sights on shopping expedition in strained EuropeIag Cuts Its Losses And Sells British Sinkholes
Friday December 19, 2008
INSURANCE Australia Group has sold the most financially stretched of its British businesses but has lost $90 million on the operation it bought two years ago.A Hairy Insurance Proposal
Friday June 18, 2004
IT was one of the more unusual requests British insurance underwriter Jonathan Thomas had received: Could he please draw up a policy to protect an unnamed star against the loss of his chest hair?Snatch Your Cape And Broom And Join The Trend
Sunday July 14, 2002
BY day, Shannon Rogers is a mild-mannered insurance underwriter. At night, she turns into a witch.Don't Rush Travel Insurance
Wednesday March 14, 2001
IF you're planning an overseas trip, you'll need travel insurance.Qbe Takes Second Tilt At Underwriter
Thursday May 4, 2000
QBE is arguing the discount on the offer reflects market falls since December. QBE Insurance has made a second attempt to buy British insurance underwriter Limit with a fresh $900 million offer, but is facing stiff resistance from the target and a potential bidding war for the asset. QBE triedLloyd's Opens Sydney Office
Tuesday April 7, 1998
The world's biggest and best-known insurance underwriter, Lloyd's of London, will open a representative office in Sydney at the end of the month to facilitate faster growth of its $200-million Australian market - its eighth biggest - and provide a better level of service to brokers. Mr Steve BoucExploitation Or A Second Chance?
Friday March 11, 1994
WHEN Kim Dredge, a former insurance underwriter, left the job she'd had for half her life she never imagined that she would spend the next two years in the job queue. During that time Kim, 36, of Redfern, lost her self-esteem and confidence as she was repeatedly knocked back for jobs.