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APRA releases new prudential standards to boost fitness of private health insurers

Ray GiblettTimothy ChanBy Ray Giblett and Timothy Chan on Posted in Regulation
APRA has recently released the final versions of three Prudential Standards which will apply to private health insurers (PHIs) from 1 July 2019.  New versions of the following prudential standards have been released: Prudential Standard CPS 510 – Governance; Prudential Standard CPS 520 – Fit and Proper;  and Prudential Standard HPS 310 – Audit and … Continue reading

Game of Drones – what does the rise of the drone mean for insurers?

Jodie OdellBy Jodie Odell on Posted in Industry news
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) or drones – however you choose to refer to them, are big business. They’re being used increasingly in the commercial world – from mining and agriculture, to tourism, sports and entertainment. But that’s not all. Your ten year old niece or nephew probably has one which they … Continue reading

Product suitability and intervention powers one step closer

Matthew EllisDavid McIndoeBy Matthew Ellis and David McIndoe on Posted in Regulation
Treasury released its public consultation paper on the proposed introduction of product suitability obligations and intervention powers for ASIC in December, bringing the reforms recommended  by the Financial System Inquiry one step closer to reality. The consumer protection measures will require issuers and distributors of insurance (and other financial) products to ensure products are suitable … Continue reading

Button your mouth: a cocktail mix of button batteries, magnets and children

Lona NaoumBy Lona Naoum on Posted in Industry news
In September 2016, the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) Deputy Chair, Delia Rickard, was reported as saying that “every week in Australia, twenty children are taken to emergency rooms after suspected exposure to button batteries … Children under the age of five are at the greatest risk…” As a product liability lawyer and the … Continue reading

Is friendship the best policy?

Jodie OdellTim FilippiBy Jodie Odell and Tim Filippi on Posted in Industry news
In many aspects of life it is now difficult to imagine a time prior to the dawn of the information age, when airline tickets were bought in-store and school projects were completed by reference to the family copy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. All of this can, of course, now be accessed at the click of … Continue reading

Would you like insurance with that? ASIC dishes up advice on add-on insurance

Ray GiblettMatthew EllisTimothy ChanBy Ray Giblett, Matthew Ellis and Timothy Chan on Posted in Regulation
ASIC’s latest report (Report 492) on add-on insurance makes for sobering reading. Following a review of add-on general insurance products sold through car dealers, ASIC identifies a number of concerns. This follows earlier reports focused on consumer experiences (Report 470) and the sale of life insurance through car dealers (Report 471). The most recent report … Continue reading
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