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Tasmanian government scales back Tas Insure as state-owned insurer plan dropped - Pulse Tasmania
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (398+ words) Tas Insure was the state government's answer to rising insurance costs...
Labor grills Liberals on headline $250 Tas Insure savings claim
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (408+ words) Premier Jeremy Rockliff has avoided providing any evidence for his election promise that a state-owned insurance company would cut premiums by $250. New Labor leader Josh Willie pressed the premier in parliament on Tuesday, asking for business-case modelling to back up…...
Economist "gobsmacked" by Liberals" plan for state-owned insurer
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) The Liberals" plan to set up a state-owned insurance company has been labelled "astonishing" by prominent economist Saul Eslake, who warns the scheme could leave Tasmanian taxpayers carrying significant financial risk. The proposed company, Tas Insure, was unveiled by the…...