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Brumby to Drop Fire Service Levy 27/08/2010Insurance News
LMI Congratulate Mr Brumby on dropping Fire Service Levy 27/08/2010LMI Media
Real Estate Institute agree Fire Services Levy should go 9/08/2010Insurance Australia News 9 August 2010
What will it take to see Sense on Insurance Taxes? 4/08/2010Dr Allan Manning
Insurance Council Applauds FSL Call 31/07/2010Insurance News Australia Vol 6510 July 31 2010
LMI CEO supports Bushfire Royal Commission Recommendation 31/07/2010LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Fire levy is in need of an overhaul 29/07/2010Ed Gannon - Herald Sun
CGU boss calls for fire services funding reform 26/07/2010Insurance News
NIBA held out few hopes 12/05/2010InsuranceNewsAustralia.com
No relief to taxation on insurance following Henry Review 2/05/2010Various sources
BBC sends NIBA comments around world 8/02/2010John Heath - Insurance News Australia
Taxing Situation 26/01/2010Iris Lai - BestWeek Asia/Pacific
Panel call to scrap taxes on insurance 19/01/2010Sara Rich - The Australian
It's all in the timing 31/12/2009insuranceNEWS - Jamin Robertson
LMI Group's submission to the Bushfire Royal Commission 18/12/2009Gloria Lu, LMI Media
Abolish tax on insurance: Affordability for all Aussies 10/12/2009Julie May
Fire Services Discussion Paper Released 30/11/2009InsuranceNews.com.au
Victoria holds two FSL reviews 26/11/2009Thomson Reuters - Edition No. 1659
Minister defends premium imposts 26/11/2009Thomson Reuters - Edition No. 1659
Manning applauds Royal Commission's FSL Discussion Paper 18/11/2009Gloria Lu, LMI Media
Comment on Victorian Govt Green Paper on Fire Service Tax 16/11/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Maybe votes cause fire tax rethink 4/11/2009John Heath, Editor, Insurancenewsaustralia.com
FSL GREEN PAPER - NIBA is not entirely happy 4/11/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
FSL GREEN PAPER - The more than can be done pleases NIBA 4/11/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
FSL GREEN PAPER - More work on FST for Insurance Council 4/11/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
NIBA Slams Victorian Insurance Taxes 5/10/2009 
Insurance costs hit city fringe and country 16/09/2009Darren Gray and Erick Johnston
LMI CEO Writes for The Age 19/08/2009LMI Media
LMI appointed on Warwick Hotel fire 19/08/2009Graham Cox, General Manager, Claims Services Division
Insurance levy move under fire 12/08/2009Mathew Dunckley - The Australian Financial Review
Time to Re-think Emegency Services Funding 11/08/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Fire services levy under tax review 3/08/2009Insurance News.com.au
The bushfire story no one's doing 7/07/2009Michael Pascoe - The Age
How the Fire Service Taxes on insurance keep increasing 12/06/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Government taxes double cost of insurance 5/06/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
CFA upkeep - call for review on insurance premiums 25/05/2009Riverine Herald
Opposition says Victoria’s fire levy must go 25/05/2009insuranceNEWS.com.au
Fire Services Levy in Rural Victoria goes up to 68% 12/05/2009Dr Allan Manning, Managing Director, LMI Group
Uninsured may have died defending homes from bushfires 27/04/2009EBIX Australia (www.ebix.com.au)
Fire Service Levy Burning Insurers 31/03/2009The Professional Adviser, March 2009
Taxing Times for Insurers and their Clients 31/03/2009Inside Edge, March 2009
Time to Rethink Funding of Fire & Civil Defence Authority 31/03/2009The Professional Adviser, March 2009
LMI Group's CEO quoted in the Financial Review 23/03/2009Financial Review
The Age picks up LMI Group fight against tax on insurance 17/02/2009The Age
Keep your insurance cover afloat 17/02/2009Annette Sampson, Sydney Morning Herald
CFA Member Insurance Claim Hotline 12/02/2009LMI Group
LMI Group pushes the fight on tax on insurance to YouTube 6/02/2009LMI Group
iPART recommends tax overhaul 25/10/2008the industry - Australian Insurance News
Victorian Fire Services Levy Changes 31/07/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
Victorian Fire Services Levy 31/07/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
Taxes on Insurance 31/07/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
NIBA Welcomes Proposal to Cut Insurance Tax 23/06/2008insuranceNEWS.com.au, Edition 19 (June 2008)
Hard Fight on the way over Insurance Taxes 6/05/2008insuranceNews.com.au, 5 May 2008
Stamping out the Extra Costs of Life Insurance By Laine Lister 1/05/2008MoneyManagement.com.au, 30 April 2008
Banging heads against a taxation brick wall 17/03/2008InsuranceNews.com.au, March 2008
Access Economics founder, Geoff Carmody, bemoans the tax burden 1/02/2008Insurance & Risk Professional, January 2008
FSL Rises in Country Victoria & NSW 29/01/2008NIBA Gazette, January 2008
Levy Rises again in Rural Victoria 22/11/2007NIBA Gazette, January 2008
A Predictable Problem: Under-insurance and non-insurance are recurring problems that have answers 21/11/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, August-September 2007
An Important Win for the Insurance Industry 21/11/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, August-September 2007
FSL Backdown: ‘Victory for Commonsense’ 19/07/2007Sunrise Exchange, 5 June 2007
Do you insure your property through a broker or overseas insurer? 6/07/2007CFA/MFB campaign, July 2007
The Real Cost of Fire! 6/07/2007CFA/MFB campaign, July 2007
Fire Grants Penalise Wise 14/06/2007The Weekly Times, 25 January 2006
The Effects of State Taxes on Non-Insurance 14/06/2007Extract from 'The Non-Insured: Who, Why & Trends', prepared by Dr Richard Tooth & Dr George Barker of the Centre of Law & Economics, for Insurance Council of Australia, May 2007
Victorian Fire Services Levy: FSL Arrangement where the Deductible is over $10,000 1/06/2007NIBA Gazette, May 2007
Fire Services Levy: up in country Victoria, down in NSW 1/06/2007NIBA Gazette, May 2007
Victoria's Iniquitous Tax Regime 28/05/2007The Australian Financial Review, 22 May 2007
NZ Fire Services Levy 'Outrage' 30/04/2007Sunrise Exchange, 24 April 2007
TAX CRUSADER: Loss adjuster Allan Manning maintains the rage over taxes on premiums 3/01/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, December 2006–January 2007
Bracks simmers as fire levy debate warms up 14/08/2006Sunrise – Electronic News Service 14 August 2006
Dutton backs insurance tax reform 14/08/2006Sunrise Exchange Electronic News Service 14 August 2006
The Blot On The Credentials Of Australia's Financial Services Industry: World-record Insurance Premium Taxes 11/08/2006 
Changes to the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 and Country Fire Authority Act 1958 effective 1 July 2006 11/08/2006MFB / CFA CIRCULAR
Advice of Contributions Required from Insurance Companies for the Period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 11/08/2006 
When a Government Tries to Outsmart Itself 5/06/2006Walter Spratt
Personal lines should benefit from GST windfall 5/06/2006Sunrise Exchange
A WORLD AWAY 5/06/2006 
Victoria sneaks in a levy surprise 30/05/2006Sunrise Exchange
Victoria leads in Household Taxes 19/05/2006 
Tax pressure mounts on governments 1/05/2006Sunrise Exchange
Study brings home tax burden 28/04/2006Insurance News Australia
Melbourne broker takes up the cause 28/04/2006Insurance News Australia
How many bites at the cherry? 19/04/2006Insurance & Risk Professional
Victorian Fire Services Levy 1/02/2006Insurance & Risk Professional February - March 2006
The Fire Services Levy Yo-yo 1/02/2006Insurance & Risk Professional February - March 2006