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The Bill, to be known as the Australian Consumer Law, includes a range of provisions which will impact on financial services providers including insurers. These include provisions regulating unfair contract terms, and enhancing the enforcement powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjul09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjul09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Aggregation in Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts - 03 June 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner John Edmond and Lawyer Daniel Mendoza-Jones look at claims arising out of one event or occurrence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap3jun09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap3jun09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Reinsurance and the Insurance Act 1902 - 22 April 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[A successful appeal against a reinsurance arbitration has provided guidance on the interpretation of the NSW Insurance Act 1902. The recent decision is significant for all cedants and reinsurers whose contracts are subject to New South Wales law. Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield explain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsapr09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsapr09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: What limit of liability applies when the policy documents are lost? - 22 April 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, the New South Wales Court of Appeal confirmed that being unable to identify the limit of liability under a policy does not require an insurer to provide unlimited cover. Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield explain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinsapr09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinsapr09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: APRA's supervisory and enforcement powers to be significantly enhanced - 01 April 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[APRA will be given significantly stronger supervisory and enforcement powers under draft legislation introduced by the Federal Government last month. Partner John Morgan and Senior Associate Claire Machin report on the Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurapr09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurapr09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: China adopts changes to its insurance legislation - 06 March 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China has passed an amended version of the PRC Insurance Law, to take effect from October this year. Partner Nigel Papi and Senior Associates Ross Keene and Troy Zhang look at the key changes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cuasiamar09.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/cuasiamar09.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance - 26 November 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insureds may be entitled to a refund of stamp duty paid on general insurance placed prior to 20 June 2006 with persons who were not registered or authorised general insurers under the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth). Partners Adrian Chek and Malcolm Stephens and Senior Associate Chris Peadon report on a recent decision of the NSW Supreme Court]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsnov08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsnov08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Insurance & Reinsurance - A review of recent reinsurance law decisions - 19 November 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner John Edmond and Lawyer Justin Simpkins look at some of the decisions in the last 12 months of the courts of Australia and England which relate to the reinsurer/reinsured relationship]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap19nov08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap19nov08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insolvency/Insurance - 21 October 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Claire Forster consider the decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in New Cap Reinsurance Corporation (in liq) v Grant and discuss the implications for insolvency practitioners and insurance and reinsurance companies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsoloct08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsoloct08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 17 October 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has this week passed legislation that implements parts of its financial stability package announced on 12 October 2008. Partner Dean Carrigan and Senior Associate Philip Hopley summarise the legislation's effect on the insurance industry and general insurers in particular]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsoct08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsoct08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Insurance & Reinsurance - D&O Insurance: Recent developments - 08 October 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Andrew Byrne discuss a number of recent developments in the directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance landscape]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4oct08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4oct08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Aviation liability insurance reform - 03 September 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Government has recently introduced new legislation that amends Australia's current system of compulsory non-voidable insurance for passenger-carrying airline carriers. Partner Dean Carrigan and Senior Associate Stephen Sander look at the changes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinssep08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinssep08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 01 September 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can an insured recover legal costs under a costs extension clause in an indemnity policy, even if it is expressed as being subject to 'an entitlement to be indemnified'  Partner John Edmond and Lawyer Carl Xu report on a recent NSW Court of Appeal decision]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsursep08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsursep08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 05 August 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Louise Jenkins and Senior Associate Andrew Maher comment on a recent High Court decision in CGU Insurance Ltd v Porthouse, concerning the operation of a 'Known Circumstance' exclusion in a professional indemnity insurance policy. The decision highlights the broad application of 'Known Circumstance' exclusion clauses in claims-based liability insurance policies and reminds insureds of the importance of timely identification and notification of circumstances that may give rise to future claims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsuraug08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsuraug08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Insurance & Reinsurance - Double insurance, Contribution and subrogation basic principles - 04 June 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Oscar Shub and Senior Associate Jenny Priestley discuss Subrogation - basic principles and issues and Double Insurance and Contribution - basic principles and issues]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4jun08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4jun08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 20 May 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Full Court of the Federal Court has held that an applicant can join an insurer to legal action against the insured, even if the insured does not wish to seek indemnity from the insurer. Partner Jenny Thornton and Law Graduate Bryn Dodson look at the decision in Employers Reinsurance Corporation v Ashmere Cove Pty Ltd that has potentially wide-ranging consequences for insurers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsmay08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsmay08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insolvency / Insurance - 18 April 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House of Lords has acceded to a letter of request that the English court received from the Supreme Court of New South Wales and has ordered that assets held by the HIH group of companies in England should be remitted to Australia for distribution in accordance with Australian law. Partner John Morgan and Senior Associate Christopher Prestwich report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsol18apr08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsol18apr08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Insurance & Reinsurance Forum - 16 April 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Andrea Martignoni and Senior Associate Philip Hopley provide an update on Civil liability]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap16apr08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap16apr08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Directors' and Officers' Insurance - 22 February 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[This paper brings together a number of recent developments in the directors' and officers' (D&O) insurance landscape.  Recent significant decisions by Australian courts and pronouncements by Australian policy makers mean that it is critical for directors and officers, as well as those who indemnify them and those who advise them, to be up to date with these latest developments and to understand their wider implications for D&O insurance in the future]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap22feb08.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap22feb08.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: How to tell if an insurance company is insolvent: what lessons we can learn from past insurance company collapses - 05 December 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[AAR partner Michael Quinlan discusses a number of interesting issues impacting insurance and reinsurance companies relating to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) insolvency and restructuring provisions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/pap5dec07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/pap5dec07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers (DOFIs) - the legislation and exemptions - 07 November 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presented by AAR partners John Morgan and Dean Carrigan and Vicki Wilkinson, Manager of Insurance Access & Pricing Unit - Financial System Division, Australian Treasury]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7nov07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7nov07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Thailand - Insurance - 25 October 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Thai authorities have turned their attention to the insurance industry in an ongoing campaign to reform and strengthen financial institutions. The recent suspension of a major motor vehicle insurer, Samphan, and adverse findings against a number of other insurers over capital adequacy concerns has given new impetus to reforms designed to strengthen the regulator and promote industry consolidation in readiness for more competition.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fothaioct07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fothaioct07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 05 October 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 20 September 2007, the Commonwealth Treasury released a discussion paper containing its proposed exemptions from new legislation that affects all direct offshore foreign insurers (DOFIs) carrying on insurance business in Australia. The new legislation received Assent on 24 September 2007. Partners John Morgan and Dean Carrigan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield explain the key proposals in the discussion paper]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsuroct07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsuroct07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Financial Services Regulation - 13 September 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Government has finally announced new regulations enabling financial services providers to incorporate by reference some of the information required to be included in retail disclosure documents. Consultant Derek Heath and Senior Associate Justine Woodford discuss the implications of this welcome development and the other measures introduced under these regulations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/fmres/fofsrsep07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/fmres/fofsrsep07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Dispute Resolution - 11 September 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The High Court of Australia has found that a roads authority did not owe a duty to young persons using a bridge to prevent them from jumping and being injured by the shallow water below. However, as Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield explain, the split decision muddies the waters around the circumstances in which appellate courts should overturn factual findings by lower courts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/prod/fodrsep07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/prod/fodrsep07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Aspects of Australian Insurance & Reinsurance Law - 07 September 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[This paper is intended to provide a detailed introduction to two important areas that insurance professionals in the London market should be aware of when dealing with Australian insurance and reinsurance risks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7sep07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7sep07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 05 September 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parties to a contract of insurance have a duty to one another to act in the utmost good faith, a duty that is imposed both by common law and by statute. It had, however, been recently suggested that the insurer owes a duty of good faith to third-party beneficiaries of the insurance. As Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield explain, the New South Wales Court of Appeal has now put that issue to rest, at least in that state]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsursep07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsursep07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 04 September 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Andrea Martignoni, Lawyer Rebecca O'Brien and Law Graduate Anthony Lepere review the High Court's decision of 29 August 2007 in CGU Insurance Ltd v AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinssep07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinssep07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: The State of the Market - Insolvency and restructuring issues impacting insurance companies - 27 August 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Justin Coss address a number of interesting issues impacting insurance and reinsurance companies relating to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) insolvency and restructuring provisions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap27aug07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap27aug07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 30 July 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[If an insurer wrongly denies indemnity, can the insured recover damages for consequential loss in addition to its right to indemnity under the policy   Partner Malcolm Stephens and Senior Associate Justin Coss report on the recent decision of Brescia v QBE in which the Supreme Court of NSW awarded such damages in favour of the insured]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurjul07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurjul07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 18 July 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Oscar Shub and Senior Associate Philip Hopley consider the recent decision of the English Court of Appeal in HIH Casualty & General Insurance Ltd v JLT Risk Solutions Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 710, and its likely impact on Australian insurance brokers and their clients]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjul07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjul07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Brokers: some practical issues and recent developments - 04 July 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Oscar Shub and Senior Associate Philip Hopley discuss insurance brokers ever-widening array of duties and obligations to clients and non-clients alike.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4jul07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4jul07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Insurance & Reinsurance - 22 June 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Bill just introduced into Federal Parliament will have a wide reaching and significant impact on direct offshore foreign insurers. Partners Dean Carrigan and John Morgan report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinsjun07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/cuinsjun07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 20 June 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Lawyer Simone Collier consider the recent decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal in The Owners - Strata Plan No 50530 v Walter Construction Group Ltd (in liquidation) & Ors [2007] NSW CA 124, which considered the application of section 6 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1986 (NSW) to claims-made policies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foins20jun07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foins20jun07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 14 June 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Robert Carey consider the implications for Australian reinsureds of the decision of the English High Court in WASA International Insurance Company Limited v Lexington Insurance Company [2007] EWHC 896 (Comm), which examines the relationship between ostensibly 'back to back' insurance and reinsurance contracts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjun07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsjun07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: China - Insurance - 21 May 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[In another sign of the increased regulatory scrutiny of PRC insurance companies, China Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued several new regulations aimed at enhancing the corporate governance of PRC insurers. Partner Niranjan Arasaratnam and Senior Associate Troy Zhang provide an overview of the recent developments]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochmay07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochmay07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 04 May 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 3 May 2007, the Federal Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer announced long-awaited reforms to insurance business conducted in Australia by direct offshore foreign insurers and discretionary mutual funds. Partners Dean Carrigan and John Morgan, and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield, review the proposals and outline some of the most significant features, particularly for holders of Australian financial services licences]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurmay07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurmay07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insolvency, Insurance & Product Liability - 27 April 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Quinlan and Senior Associate Christopher Prestwich discuss a recent Federal Court decision on a proposed scheme of arrangement that sought to transfer liability for future asbestos-related claims from one group company to another, along with the benefit of associated insurance policies, enabling the original company to be deregistered]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsolapr07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insol/foinsolapr07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Trade Practices issues for the Insurance Industry - 04 April 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Carolyn Oddie and Senior Associate Emma Marsh discuss trade practices issues relating to the insurance industry]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4apr07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap4apr07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in liquidation) v Wallace & Ors - 28 March 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[AAR partner Michael Quinlan looks at how the Insurance Act (NSW) applies to reinsurance contracts]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap28mar07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap28mar07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Insurance as a potential capital charge mitigant under the Basel II Capital Adequacy Framework - 21 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson Partner Dean Carrigan presented the following paper at the 'Proactive strategies for achieving risk leadership in enterprise-wide capital allocation' conference held in Sydney on 14-15 Sydney 2007]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap14feb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap14feb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Banking & Finance - 21 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basel II capital adequacy reforms, due to be implemented in Australia in January 2008, introduce the possibility of certain types of insurance products having a role as capital reduction tools under the applicable Australian regime. Partner Dean Carrigan reviews some of the challenges this will create for authorised deposit-taking institutions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/fobaffeb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/fobaffeb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: China - Insurance - 21 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[As China's burgeoning insurance sector looks set to expand further, a raft of new regulations aim to open investment channels for insurance companies that should increase their competitiveness, as well as introduce new measures to enhance risk management. Partner Niranjan Arasaratnam and Senior Associates Troy Zhang and Julian Donnan look at the recent developments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochinsurfeb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/asia/fochinsurfeb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 20 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 12 February 2007, the Federal Government released the long-awaited exposure draft legislation and explanatory materials for public comment. The reform package implements most of the recommendations of the review of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984. Partner Dean Carrigan and Senior Associate Mark Lindfield summarise each part of the reform package]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurfeb07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurfeb07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: The second Harbour Tunnel - 07 February 2007]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Andrea Martignoni and Senior Associate Malcolm Stephens present a case study illustrating recent issues in construction insurance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7jan07.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7jan07.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Anti-money Laundering - 14 December 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reporting entities could have to pay up to $11 million if they contravene the civil penalty provisions in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth). Partners Peter Jones and Anna Lenanhan and Senior Associate Judy Maguire report]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foamldec06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foamldec06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Paper: Solvent Schemes of Arrangement - 07 December 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner Dean Carrigan and Overseas Practitioner Christopher Prestwich discuss solvent schemes of arrangement used by insurance companies to accelerate the run-off of their business, or parts of their business, while they are still solvent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7dec06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/pap7dec06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Anti-money Laundering - 17 November 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006 and accompanying Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (Transactional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 may be passed by the end of the year and implemented in early 2007. Partner Peter Jones and Senior Associate Judy Maguire provide an update of the key changes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foaml17nov06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foaml17nov06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Focus: Insurance & Reinsurance - 10 November 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partner John Edmond and Senior Associate Robert Carey examine last week's decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court, HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in liquidation) v Wallace & Ors [2006] NSWSC 1150, which held that the Insurance Act 1902 (NSW) applies to reinsurance contracts, and that as a result an arbitration clause in a reinsurance contract is not binding on the reinsured as a matter of New South Wales law]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurnov06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/insur/foinsurnov06.htm</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[  Client Update: Anti-money Laundering - 02 November 2006]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partners Peter Jones and Anna Lenahan and Senior Associate Judy Maguire report on the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Bill 2006]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate><link>http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foamlnov06.htm?rss=true</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.aar.com.au/pubs/baf/foamlnov06.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
