Case studies and witnesses outlined

Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr has outlined the general insurance case studies to be heard by the commission.

First it will look at "incorrect and misleading statements" by Allianz relating to travel insurance.

Witnesses will include Chief GM Retail Distribution Michael Winter and Chief Risk Officer Lori Callahan.

Then it will turn to add-on insurance sold through car dealerships, when EGM Business Distribution and Group Executive Ben Bessell from IAG will take the stand.

The remainder of the case studies relate to natural disasters with Suncorp CEO Insurance Gary Dransfield giving evidence about AAMI's handing of claims from the Wye River bushfires of Christmas 2015.

Youi will face questions about claims handling following last year's Cyclone Debbie and the Broken Hill hailstorm of 2016, before Mr Dransfield returns for Suncorp on flooding in the Hunter Valley in 2015.