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Domestic insurance premium rise at lowest rate in 12 yrs -survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2004
Insurance premiums for company directors and officers have risen as underwriters grapple with increased risk flowing from corporate governance concerns and litigation, a new survey shows. The JP Morgan/Deloitte survey, which analyses changes in premium ...

Increase in insurance premiums far less severe

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Insurance premiums are continuing to rise, but increases across most commercial classes are far less severe than in recent years, a report by the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) has found. The NIBA analysed June renewals data of its brokers ...

NAB CEO signs three year contract

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
National Australia Bank John Stewart today signed a three year contract until February 2007 with the option on annual renewal. NAB said the terms include a payment of $2.23 million until October 2005, with a large proportion of remuneration to be linked ...

Shareholders, super funds welcome Walter's decision to exit NAB board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
Shareholders and superannuation funds today welcomed an announcement that dissident National Australia Bank director Cathy Walter would resign. Walter has been at war with seven other non-executive directors on the bank's board after she questioned ...

Walter piles on pressure ahead of National Bank shareholder meeting

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Rebel National Australia director Cathy Walter continued to crank up her campaign for the May 21 extraordinary general election by calling on the board to clarify who will chair the meeting. The seven non-executive directors, led by chairman Graeme ...

NAB outlines board renewal program

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
National Australia Bank (NAB) chairman Graham Kraehe has said that two new appointments to the bank's board would be announced within months. The appointments would be part of a process of board renewal aimed at a "major culture change" at the bank ...

Walter demands new NAB chair ahead of general meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
Embattled National Australia Bank (NAB) director Catherine Walter has conditionally agreed to quit, with the replacement of Graeme Kraehe as chairman among her list of demands. Walter late yesterday said she was lodging notices with the NAB company ...

Q1 profit in line with budget: Tower

Financial services group Tower Ltd today said its first quarter result was in line with budget and its Australian operation had returned to profitability. "In the first quarter of the current financial year, I am pleased to advise a profit in line with ...

Christmas spirit replaced by outrage as FPA cut 22 staff

Recently appointed Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Kerrie Kelly has announced her first action in her new role, bringing the axe down on 22 staff, clearing the way for a complete restructure of the representative body. "It would ...

Budget under pressure: Abbott

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
The 2003/04 federal Budget was under considerable pressure, Health Minister Tony Abbott said today. He said the ongoing fight against terrorism and renewing programs had put demands on this year's Budget. "My understanding is that this year's Budget ...