Cars Insurance News
Terrorism Lessons Poorly Learnt
Friday September 23, 2005
There was an attempted plane hijack by Peruvian revolutionaries back in 1931. In 1955 an American blew up a plane with a bomb in his mother's luggage, hoping to collect her insurance. In the 1950s and '60s scores of hijackings between the United States and Cuba followed the Cuban revolution. Then the Palestinians hijacked their first plane in 1968. Terrorism in the air is nothing new. That is why Sir John Wheeler's report on security shortcomings at Australian airports is so shocking.Racv Accelerates To Healthy $97.5m Result
Friday September 16, 2005
BUOYANT conditions in the insurance industry and investment markets sent RACV's earnings speeding to a record in the year to June 30. The 12.5 per cent rise in the mutual society's profit to $97.5 million was underpinned by further reductions in operating costs, managing director Colin Jordan said.Job Scrapped As Changes Hit Head On
Saturday September 10, 2005
GLENDALE panel beater Michael Goldsworthy is looking for a job after falling victim to the NRMA Insurance smash repair industry shake-up.Nrma's Smash Repair Bingle
Saturday September 3, 2005
The upheavals in car insurance brought about by Insurance Australia Group's (IAG) decision to revise its repair criteria have created unrest among panel beaters.Vehicle Insurer's Hire Bid
Friday September 2, 2005
THE NRMA has fired its biggest and most expensive shot yet in its battle with Hunter Region smash repairers over the insurance giant's controversial internet-based repair scheme.Cars Guzzling $200 A Week
Thursday September 1, 2005
The cost of running the family car is at an all-time high, a new survey shows, and with petrol prices tipped to reach as high as $1.60 a litre it is only going to get worse for families.