States agree on uniform insurance laws
State governments will introduce legislation to potentially reduce public liability insurance premiums by around 13.5% as part of a national
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Small biz must wait for law changes
The small business sector will have to wait for legislative changes to take effect to ease their insurance nightmare after
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Govt moves to defend its 'tax on a tax'
The Victorian government has moved to clarify legislation covering stamp duty on insurance premiums.
The move is in response to a
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Cooperation a must for ins. laws to work
Cooperation from the insurance industry is needed to ensure proposed legislative changes are effective, Victorian treasurer John Brumby says.
The Victorian
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Insurers join calls for state tax reform
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has added its voice to calls for state governments to reduce the high rates
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NSW takes lead, cuts duty on insurance
The New South Wales government has unveiled its intention to halve the rate of stamp duty on all general insurance,
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Public liability reforms focus on insurers
Insurance companies will be required to provide affordable public liability products on the basis of a reform package agreed to
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PM claims premium hikes are our fault
Prime Minister John Howard has expressed clear dissatisfaction with the community's attitude to liability for accidents and injuries.
Following today's meeting
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Govt looks to short-term insurance fix
No clear solutions for business were presented at Wednesday's ministerial meeting on public liability premiums.
A joint ministerial statement says due
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National summit to look at premium rises
State solutions to the rising insurance premium problem will need national help, the Queensland Treasurer says.
A national summit on the
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Advice on minimising insurance cost hikes
The collapse of insurance giant HIH in March this year - coupled with the terrorist attacks in the United States
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Ins. premium hike threats are propaganda
Insurance company claims that their premiums will have to rise substantially due to increased claims were 'propaganda', according to lawyers.
The
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States double dip on insurance stamp duty
State and territory treasurers have been called on to drop stamp duty on new insurance policies businesses have been forced
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Oz sets record for highest insurance taxes
Australia holds the "world record" for taxes levied on home and fire (business) insurance.
A comparison by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu shows
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Employers urged to declare correct wages
Queensland employers are being urged to check the new definition of a "worker" before declaring their wages bill to WorkCover
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Half of all small biz's inadequately insured
Almost half (47%) of all small businesses admit they are inadequately insured, a national report commissioned by NRMA Insurance has
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Insurance groups add insult to injury
To add insult to injury for those businesses stung by the HIH collapse, new data shows the finance and insurance
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Many SMEs not eligible for HIH bail-out
Businesses with 50-plus employees will miss out on federal government assistance for operators caught in the HIH Insurance collapse.
Enterprises that
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Fed gov's half-a-billion dollar HIH bailout
Most small businesses look set to be well covered by the federal government's $500 million bailout package for failed insurance
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Vic + fed govts come to aid of HIH victims
The Bracks government in Victoria has announced a $35 million rescue package for house owners who are the victims of
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