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  • Article

    Trowbridge Report (Review of Retail Life Insurance Final Report) released

    The Trowbridge Report recommends that the life insurance and financial advice sectors adopt reforms across 3 broad areas.
    AustraliaFinance and Banking
    Holley Nethercote
    Holley Nethercote
  • Article

    Varying A Trust Deed How Hard Can It Be?

    Discretionary trust deeds are designed to provide clients with maximum flexibility and most modern deeds give the trustee wide powers of variation.
    AustraliaFinance and Banking
    Cooper Grace Ward
    Cooper Grace Ward
Article

# 7 Outdated Medical Definitions In Trauma Insurance: A Legal And Consumer Challenge In Australia

Trauma insurance, also known as critical illness insurance, provides a financial safety net for policyholders diagnosed with specific serious medical conditions. However, a significant issue undermining the efficacy of trauma insurance in Australia is the reliance on outdated medical definitions. Outdated medical definitions in Insurance policies can lead to denied claims and unmet expectations, creating substantial legal and consumer challenges.
AustraliaInsurance
Carroll & O'Dea
Carroll & O'Dea
  • Article

    A warning from the Queensland Supreme Court to Insurers: pay as early as possible or risk paying more than you bargained for...

    If an insured is able to prove greater losses as a result of late payment, insurers will be exposed to those losses.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Barry Nilsson
    Barry Nilsson
  • Article

    Airbnb - legal aspects of providing short-term rental accommodation

    Before renting out your home to short-term tenants, check your insurance policy and your local council's planning laws.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Colin Biggers & Paisley
    Colin Biggers & Paisley
  • Article

    Another claim for injuries arising from an assault fails on appeal

    This NSW decision applied a similar common sense approach in relation to an assault by a fellow member at a bowls club.
    AustraliaInsurance
    HopgoodGanim
    HopgoodGanim
  • Article

    Another hot topic for insurers – is combustible cladding the next big risk?

    This article examines legal and insurance implications of the use of combustible cladding on buildings in Australia.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Article 1: When your Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) claim is not going well – The story of Martin

    ASIC data shows high levels of refused TPD claims and an equally high number of people who simply give up their claim.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Carroll & O'Dea
    Carroll & O'Dea
  • Article

    Canterbury Earthquakes: effects on insurance

    The incidence of two major related loss events in a short period has raised complex insurance coverage issues.
    AustraliaInsurance
    DLA Piper Australia
    DLA Piper Australia
  • Article

    Canterbury Earthquakes Residential Issues

    Fewer aftershocks has given insurers and builders confidence to move ahead with settlement of claims by reinstatement.
    AustraliaInsurance
    DLA Piper Australia
    DLA Piper Australia
  • Article

    Claims and circumstances in professional indemnity and directors' and officers' insurance policies

    Discusses the difficulty of defining claims and circumstances in the context of professional indemnity or D&O insurance.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Colin Biggers & Paisley
    Colin Biggers & Paisley
  • Article

    Commencing Personal Injury Proceedings: Is It Too Late?

    If the reasoning adopted by the New South Wales Court of Appeal in a recent appeal is to be used as a guide, then the limitation period in which a personal injury plaintiff is required to commence proceedings may not begin to run until after expert reports are obtained, even if this is in excess of three years from the date the cause of action arose.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Compensation And Insurance Arrangements: ASIC Regulatory Guide 126

    On 28 March 2008 the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) released Regulatory Guide 126 entitled 'Compensation and insurance arrangements for AFS licensees' (RG126).
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Danger signs in NSW government's CTP green slip changes

    Changes to the NSW CTP scheme would slash the benefits for loss of income, which would stop entirely after 3-5 years.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Stacks Law Firm
    Stacks Law Firm
  • Article

    Digital disruption in insurance

    This article identifies some current and potential areas where digital disruptions could impact the insurance industry.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Don't play with fire: workplace injury and insurance cover

    The employer did not comply with the "reasonable precautions" clause of its policy, so it was not entitled to indemnity.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Kott Gunning
    Kott Gunning
  • Article

    Driving Home From A Work Function Under The Influence Of Alcohol: In The Course Of Employment?

    The New South Wales Workers Compensation Commission recently considered a case regarding a claim for workers compensation by an employee, Camilla Scharrer (Ms Scharrer) who suffered severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Employer´s Non-Delegable Duty – Labour Hire

    The specific issue to be determined by the Court involved the "extent to which the personal duty of the employer extends to premises over which it has limited or no control."
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    Employer’s Liability For Hired Equipment

    A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision regarding s138 recovery proceedings commenced by the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) has highlighted the paramount importance of the employers’ duty of care for its workers irrespective of incidents caused by the use of defective hire equipment owned by third parties.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
    Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
  • Article

    'Flood' defined in Insurance Contracts Regulations

    The amendments will come into force in 2014 to allow time to update relevant documents and implement necessary changes.
    AustraliaInsurance
    Hall & Wilcox
    Hall & Wilcox
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