HIH Insurance Liquidation and Breach of Duty by Directors Background There are few surprises when it comes to insurance‚ but when they do come; they nearly always bring bad news. Such was the demise of HIH Insurance Limited (HIH): both a surprise (to many) and very bad news for many policyholders. On Thursday‚ 15 March 2001‚ HIH received approval from the NSW Supreme Court to place HIH into provisional liquidation. Tony McGrath of KPMG was appointed as provisional liquidator to HIH and 17
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3 2.2 U.S.A. 3 2.3 FAI. 4 2.4 HIH accounts. 5 List of references. 7 1. Introduction. On March 15 March 2001 Australia’s second largest insurer‚ HIH collapsed with debts in excess of A$5billion. This report intends to discuss some of HIH’s business objectives and creative accounting practices that may have attributed to the collapse of the company. 1.1 History. HIH began operating in Australia in 1968 under the name C.E. Heath plc‚ an English based insurance company whose Australian operations
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Collapse of HIH Insurance KEY FINDINGS The collapse of HIH Insurance (HIH) in early 2001 will significantly affect NSW Government finances: ♦ A $600 million liability (estimated) has been included in the 2001-02 NSW Budget. This amount relates to a support package set up by the NSW Government for NSW residents who have HIH Compulsory Third Party (CTP) and home-owner warranty insurance claims. NSW public sector agencies have $30.5 million of outstanding and potential claims with HIH Insurance. A $28 million
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HIH Insurance – Due to the high risky areas the company has incurred the following losses: - The company has acquired the business of the FAI Insurance which is involved in the more risky business of the insurance. The company has incurred the considerable damage claims. - The company has entered into the insurance of film financing services which has led to the loss of dollar hundred million in the year. - Due to the insurance business in the field of natural disasters‚ the company has incurred
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Ethical Issues in the Insurance Industry Jeff Bolling Columbia College Abstract Ethical behavior is crucial to preserving not only the trust on which insurance transactions are based‚ but also the public’s trust in the insurance industry as a whole. Sometimes the push to act unethically comes from the consumer. How many consumers expect their insurance agents to falsify their applications or claims? You like your agent‚ he or she likes you‚ they really want to help you out‚ that’s just
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recent years the Australian corporate sector has witnessed the failure of number of corporations‚ including HIH Insurance‚ Harris Scarf‚ One. Tel‚ Ansctt Australia. This paper focuses on the financial audit of HIH insurance‚ which collapsed on 15th March 2001. This was the largest failure in Australian business history. Royal commission was appointed investigate re-issue of HIH Insurance collapsed with debt estimated $5.3 billion Australian dollars (Mirshekary‚ S‚ 2005). A brief review of the incidence
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asic v adler hih insurance HIH Insurance was founded in 1968 by Ray Williams and Michael Payne‚ which was known as "M W Payne Underwriting Agency Pty Ltd". However‚ their company was acquired in 1971 by a British company called CE Heath PLC and appointed Ray Williams to be the board of CE Heath PLC in 1980. In 1989‚ the business operations of CE Heath PLC were transferred to CE Heath International Holdings Ltd. And the company floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1992. After 3 years
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HIH Insurance Company Background HIH was originally found in 1968 by Ray Williams‚ then was acquired by British company CE Health PLC in 1971‚ and renamed as "HIH" in 1995. Before its collapse‚ HIH was the second largest insurance company in Australia‚ and covered several insurance segments‚ including worker’s compensation‚ public and private liability‚ property‚ industrial and commercial insurance. It also expanded globally into the US and UK markets. On March 15‚ 2001‚ HIH insurance was
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The ethical dilemma proposed in this case study involves a psychologist who purposefully miscodes a client’s clinical diagnosis while billing the insurance for services since half of the patient’s clinical diagnosis is often declined for payment by the insurance company. While the therapist was only trying to help the patient out by saving them money by getting the insurance company to pay for all the services provided‚ the psychologist was unethical in not disclosing all the appropriate information
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Current Ethical Issue in Business Paper Current Ethical Issue in Business Recently the scooter store founded in 1991 has had setbacks that led the company in laying-off 1800 employees. Later that week some 300 employees where brought back to continue working for the company. The scooter store serves some 700‚000 senior citizens and individuals with disabilities by providing their customers with mobility. The scooter store is the nation’s largest suppliers of power wheelchairs and scooters. Recently
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