Staking your claim

Article Abstract:

Australian insurance companies established the General Insurance Claims Review Panel Scheme in 1991 to decide claims brought by customers. Critics such as the Institute of Public Loss Assessors and the Consumers' Associations believe most policyholders are not getting a fair judgment from the review panel. Advocates argue the panel has made insurance companies more responsible, professional, and requires them to explain why customer claims are being contested.

Social aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Insurance industry

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Open uni shuts out the poor

Article Abstract:

Enrollment in the Open Learning Australia (OLA) university education program has declined because tuition rates have increased. Twenty thousand students were enrolled in the mid-1990s. Thirteen thousand students were enrolled in 1997. OLA provides university courses over television and radio. The government established OLA in 1992 with a $30 mil grant but funds are running out. Prisoners and lower-income students have been hurt the most.

Schools

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Creaming the crop

Article Abstract:

Arthur Boyd sold his paintings for only hundreds of dollars, but his works have raised more than $15 mil for auctioneers. Boyd's death in May, 1999, caused the prices of his paintings to increase at auction. Art auctioneers make profits of more than 20% of the price of a painting.

Australia, Economic aspects, Criticism and interpretation, Valuation, Art, Art auctions, Painting, Painting (Art), Boyd, Arthur

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