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Insurance claims handling soon to be a financial service

Photo of Ray GiblettPhoto of Matthew EllisPhoto of Timothy ChanBy Ray Giblett, Matthew Ellis and Timothy Chan on Posted in Claims, Industry news
Following the release of the Royal Commission final report earlier this year, the Treasury has now released draft legislation that will make insurance claims handling a financial service under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This will give the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) greater supervisory responsibility over claims handling and require that these activities … Continue reading

Enforceable code provisions: an interview with John Price, Lead Ombudsman for General Insurance Decisions, AFCA

Photo of Matthew EllisPhoto of Ray GiblettBy Matthew Ellis and Ray Giblett on Posted in Industry news
Continuing on from our blog series “Insurance After Hayne”, we will be posting short interviews with industry and legal experts on the Hayne recommendations and the proposed reforms to the industry.   In the second instalment of the series, we were joined by John Price, Lead Ombudsman for General Insurance Decisions at the Australian Financial Complaints … Continue reading

Removal of the claims handling exemption – what will it mean for insurers?

Photo of Matthew EllisPhoto of Ray GiblettBy Matthew Ellis and Ray Giblett on Posted in Industry news, Regulation
A Norton Rose Fulbright webinar with John Anning, Insurance Council of Australia Continuing on from our blog series “Insurance After Hayne”, we will be posting short interviews with industry and legal experts on the Hayne recommendations and the proposed reforms to the industry. In the first of these interviews, Ray Giblett (insurance partner, Sydney) sat … Continue reading

Insurance After Hayne Part 5 – The Three Cs: Claims, Codes and Complaints. A Triple Threat or Opportunity?

Photo of Ray GiblettPhoto of Matthew EllisPhoto of Timothy ChanBy Ray Giblett, Matthew Ellis and Timothy Chan on Posted in Industry news
Welcome to Part 5 of Insurance After Hayne, a six part series on our Insurance Law Tomorrow blog focusing on the implications for insurers following the release of the final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services industry. In this week’s article, we explore Commissioner Hayne’s recommendations on … Continue reading

What ASIC has in store for the insurance industry in 2017

Photo of Victoria ChalmersBy Victoria Chalmers on Posted in Regulation
Recently, the chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Greg Medcraft, delivered a speech to the Insurance Council of Australia Forum on the current insurance environment and ASIC’s priorities for the coming year, with a focus on the insurance industry. Current Environment Mr Medcraft acknowledged that 2016 was an eventful year for the … Continue reading
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