icare trials co-ordinated care plans
06 August 2018
Insurance and Care NSW is running a six-month pilot program of holistic treatment plans for injured workers…
Regulatory & Government
ICWA hands out research grants
06 August 2018
The Insurance Commission of WA has awarded grants to two neurotrauma projects as part of its commitment to support studies that improve injury rehabilitation…
Auditor-General criticises Vic council mutuals
30 July 2018
Victorian Auditor-General Andrew Greaves has targeted local councils’ use of mutual insurance schemes in a report criticising their lack of tendering…
QBE, IAG question driverless car framework
30 July 2018
Insurers have urged the National Transport Commission to further consider the impact its preferred safety system for driverless vehicles will have on the industry…
Queensland cracks down on CTP ‘claim farmers’
30 July 2018
Suncorp and RACQ Insurance have called on the Queensland Government to pursue wider compulsory third party reforms, after the state’s Treasurer announced legislative changes are planned to stop “claim farming”…
Nagle takes top job at icare
30 July 2018
John Nagle has been confirmed as the CEO of Insurance & Care NSW following an international search. He was formerly appointed Interim CEO…
ASIC chief demands fast action on ‘trust’ issue
30 July 2018
Financial service providers, including insurers, have been urged to back up words with action to address the consumer trust deficit…
Inspector attacks Victorian cladding reform
30 July 2018
A building inspector has criticised Victorian Government changes to the Local Government Act that shift the burden for removing dangerous cladding on to residents…
ASIC instructs on ‘new era’ of cost recovery
30 July 2018
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued instructions to insurers and other companies on ensuring they are correctly invoiced for regulation expenses…
icare backs charity’s tech accelerator
30 July 2018
The Insurance & Care NSW Foundation will provide $1.5 million to a tech accelerator program run by the Cerebral Palsy Alliance…
Canberra revises product rules after criticism
23 July 2018
Treasury has revised draft product design and distribution legislation, proposing measures that could allow the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to intervene on funeral insurance…
ASIC targets ‘recurrent data collection’ under analytics push
23 July 2018
The corporate regulator wants data analytics to play a bigger role in tackling financial sector risks…
Industry faces Hayne spotlight in September
23 July 2018
The insurance sector is expected to be the focus of the Hayne royal commission’s sixth round of hearings from September 10-21…
SA surveys motorists as CTP reform looms
23 July 2018
Injured motorists in SA will be surveyed about their experiences with the state’s compulsory third party insurance scheme before it is opened to competition next year…
NTC calls for help with driver fatigue research
23 July 2018
The National Transport Commission wants truck drivers to take part in research around fatigue…
Canberra extends unfair contract terms consultation
16 July 2018
The Federal Government has extended a deadline for submissions on controversial proposals to make insurance subject to unfair contract terms legislation…
ACCC chief Sims warns on corporate misbehaviour
16 July 2018
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims says companies too often behave badly and regulators must act to reveal and avert actions that harm customers…
SA council body revamps insurance scheme oversight
16 July 2018
The Local Government Association of SA has established a subsidiary to oversee its insurance schemes, following an Auditor-General’s report recommending changes…
ACCC to consult on consumer data right
16 July 2018
A consultation paper on rules for the proposed consumer data right program will be released next month…
NZ accident scheme tests automated claims process
16 July 2018
New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation expects faster processing of simple claims when a new system is introduced later this year…