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NIBA Tells Treasurers to Add Insurance 10/7/2011Insurance News Australia
Manning makes submission on Victorian Fire Services Levy 9/25/2011LMI Media - Steven Manning
Manning speaks at NIBA 2011 9/20/2011LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Manning speaks on Fire Service Levy 9/15/2011LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Fire-zone levy soars 8/30/2011Herald Sun, Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Increase in Fire Service Levy disappointing for Insurance 8/17/2011LMI Group - Dr Allan Manning
Victoria floats options for FSL levy 7/4/2011InsuranceNEWS.com
LMI Group's MD voted #12 in the top 20 most influential 12/15/2010LMI Media - Gloria Lu
FOS subscribe to all LMI eServices 11/19/2010LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Turning off Insurance taxes 11/9/2010InsuranceNEWS, Oct/Nov 2010
Victorian Fire Services Levy resolution in sight 11/5/2010Insurance & Risk Professional, Nina Hendy
NIBA thanks LMI Group for support on FSL fight 10/11/2010LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Another insurance tax goes, but more need to go 9/24/2010Dr Allan Manning, Managing Director LMI Group
The Economic Cost of Insurance Taxes 9/24/2010Dr Allan Manning, Managing Director, LMI Group
Inquiry backs insurance tax cuts 9/20/2010insuranceNEWScom.au
LMI Congratulate Mr Brumby on dropping Fire Service Levy 8/27/2010LMI Media
Brumby to Drop Fire Service Levy 8/27/2010Insurance News
Real Estate Institute agree Fire Services Levy should go 8/9/2010Insurance Australia News 9 August 2010
What will it take to see Sense on Insurance Taxes? 8/4/2010Dr Allan Manning
LMI CEO supports Bushfire Royal Commission Recommendation 7/31/2010LMI Media - Gloria Lu
Insurance Council Applauds FSL Call 7/31/2010Insurance News Australia Vol 6510 July 31 2010
Fire levy is in need of an overhaul 7/29/2010Ed Gannon - Herald Sun
CGU boss calls for fire services funding reform 7/26/2010Insurance News
NIBA held out few hopes 5/12/2010InsuranceNewsAustralia.com
No relief to taxation on insurance following Henry Review 5/2/2010Various sources
BBC sends NIBA comments around world 2/8/2010John Heath - Insurance News Australia
Taxing Situation 1/26/2010Iris Lai - BestWeek Asia/Pacific
Panel call to scrap taxes on insurance 1/19/2010Sara Rich - The Australian
It's all in the timing 12/31/2009insuranceNEWS - Jamin Robertson
LMI Group's submission to the Bushfire Royal Commission 12/18/2009Gloria Lu, LMI Media
Abolish tax on insurance: Affordability for all Aussies 12/10/2009Julie May
Fire Services Discussion Paper Released 11/30/2009InsuranceNews.com.au
Victoria holds two FSL reviews 11/26/2009Thomson Reuters - Edition No. 1659
Minister defends premium imposts 11/26/2009Thomson Reuters - Edition No. 1659
Manning applauds Royal Commission's FSL Discussion Paper 11/18/2009Gloria Lu, LMI Media
Comment on Victorian Govt Green Paper on Fire Service Tax 11/16/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Maybe votes cause fire tax rethink 11/4/2009John Heath, Editor, Insurancenewsaustralia.com
FSL GREEN PAPER - NIBA is not entirely happy 11/4/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
FSL GREEN PAPER - The more than can be done pleases NIBA 11/4/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
FSL GREEN PAPER - More work on FST for Insurance Council 11/4/2009John Heath - InsuranceNewsAustralia.com.au
NIBA Slams Victorian Insurance Taxes 10/5/2009 
Insurance costs hit city fringe and country 9/16/2009Darren Gray and Erick Johnston
LMI CEO Writes for The Age 8/19/2009LMI Media
LMI appointed on Warwick Hotel fire 8/19/2009Graham Cox, General Manager, Claims Services Division
Insurance levy move under fire 8/12/2009Mathew Dunckley - The Australian Financial Review
Time to Re-think Emegency Services Funding 8/11/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Fire services levy under tax review 8/3/2009Insurance News.com.au
The bushfire story no one's doing 7/7/2009Michael Pascoe - The Age
How the Fire Service Taxes on insurance keep increasing 6/12/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Government taxes double cost of insurance 6/5/2009Dr Allan Manning, CEO, LMI Group
Opposition says Victoria’s fire levy must go 5/25/2009insuranceNEWS.com.au
CFA upkeep - call for review on insurance premiums 5/25/2009Riverine Herald
Fire Services Levy in Rural Victoria goes up to 68% 5/12/2009Dr Allan Manning, Managing Director, LMI Group
Uninsured may have died defending homes from bushfires 4/27/2009EBIX Australia (www.ebix.com.au)
Taxing Times for Insurers and their Clients 3/31/2009Inside Edge, March 2009
Fire Service Levy Burning Insurers 3/31/2009The Professional Adviser, March 2009
Time to Rethink Funding of Fire & Civil Defence Authority 3/31/2009The Professional Adviser, March 2009
LMI Group's CEO quoted in the Financial Review 3/23/2009Financial Review
The Age picks up LMI Group fight against tax on insurance 2/17/2009The Age
Keep your insurance cover afloat 2/17/2009Annette Sampson, Sydney Morning Herald
CFA Member Insurance Claim Hotline 2/12/2009LMI Group
LMI Group pushes the fight on tax on insurance to YouTube 2/6/2009LMI Group
iPART recommends tax overhaul 10/25/2008the industry - Australian Insurance News
Victorian Fire Services Levy 7/31/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
Taxes on Insurance 7/31/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
Victorian Fire Services Levy Changes 7/31/2008NIBA Gazette (July 2008)
NIBA Welcomes Proposal to Cut Insurance Tax 6/23/2008insuranceNEWS.com.au, Edition 19 (June 2008)
Hard Fight on the way over Insurance Taxes 5/6/2008insuranceNews.com.au, 5 May 2008
Stamping out the Extra Costs of Life Insurance By Laine Lister 5/1/2008MoneyManagement.com.au, 30 April 2008
Banging heads against a taxation brick wall 3/17/2008InsuranceNews.com.au, March 2008
Access Economics founder, Geoff Carmody, bemoans the tax burden 2/1/2008Insurance & Risk Professional, January 2008
FSL Rises in Country Victoria & NSW 1/29/2008NIBA Gazette, January 2008
Levy Rises again in Rural Victoria 11/22/2007NIBA Gazette, January 2008
A Predictable Problem: Under-insurance and non-insurance are recurring problems that have answers 11/21/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, August-September 2007
An Important Win for the Insurance Industry 11/21/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, August-September 2007
FSL Backdown: ‘Victory for Commonsense’ 7/19/2007Sunrise Exchange, 5 June 2007
The Real Cost of Fire! 7/6/2007CFA/MFB campaign, July 2007
Do you insure your property through a broker or overseas insurer? 7/6/2007CFA/MFB campaign, July 2007
Fire Grants Penalise Wise 6/14/2007The Weekly Times, 25 January 2006
The Effects of State Taxes on Non-Insurance 6/14/2007Extract 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
Fire Services Levy: up in country Victoria, down in NSW 6/1/2007NIBA Gazette, May 2007
Victorian Fire Services Levy: FSL Arrangement where the Deductible is over $10,000 6/1/2007NIBA Gazette, May 2007
Victoria's Iniquitous Tax Regime 5/28/2007The Australian Financial Review, 22 May 2007
NZ Fire Services Levy 'Outrage' 4/30/2007Sunrise Exchange, 24 April 2007
TAX CRUSADER: Loss adjuster Allan Manning maintains the rage over taxes on premiums 1/3/2007Insurance & Risk Professional, December 2006–January 2007
Bracks simmers as fire levy debate warms up 8/14/2006Sunrise – Electronic News Service 14 August 2006
Dutton backs insurance tax reform 8/14/2006Sunrise Exchange Electronic News Service 14 August 2006
Changes to the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958 and Country Fire Authority Act 1958 effective 1 July 2006 8/11/2006MFB / CFA CIRCULAR
The Blot On The Credentials Of Australia's Financial Services Industry: World-record Insurance Premium Taxes 8/11/2006 
Advice of Contributions Required from Insurance Companies for the Period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 8/11/2006 
When a Government Tries to Outsmart Itself 6/5/2006Walter Spratt
A World Away 6/5/2006 
Personal lines should benefit from GST windfall 6/5/2006Sunrise Exchange
Victoria sneaks in a levy surprise 5/30/2006Sunrise Exchange
Victoria leads in Household Taxes 5/19/2006 
Tax pressure mounts on governments 5/1/2006Sunrise Exchange
Melbourne broker takes up the cause 4/28/2006Insurance News Australia
Study brings home tax burden 4/28/2006Insurance News Australia
How many bites at the cherry? 4/19/2006Insurance & Risk Professional
Victorian Fire Services Levy 2/1/2006Insurance & Risk Professional February - March 2006
The Fire Services Levy Yo-yo 2/1/2006Insurance & Risk Professional February - March 2006