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This Autumn edition covers the topics of Trauma insurance and proposed changes to Superannuation pensions & Centrelink.

Employers and insurers must consider the implications for coverage of sexual harassment claims and how they are settled.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its consultation on a new cross-industry prudential standard for operational risk management, CPS 230, which proposes...

A review of a number of director and executive indemnities indicates that the officers of those companies would suffer the same fate as Nick Whitlam should they choose to bring an action against a third party to recover damages for an injury suffered as a result of actions taken while an officer of the company. A review of the standard terms of two leading director and officer insurance policies also indicates that the policy is unlikely to fill this gap.

It was considered more appropriate for questions of fact and issues of credibility to be determined by a Court.

These proposed amendments aim to improve compensation for workers' dependants under the WA workers compensation scheme.

This change benefits people injured at work or on the road with a single tribunal - more efficient and easy to navigate.

AFSL holders authorised to deal in general insurance should lodge a Form 701 every 6 months to provide data to APRA.

On 29 July 2010 Robert Samut, Partner and Samantha Traves, Consultant, conducted a full day seminar in Port Moresby PNG on the introduction of a General Insurance Contracts Bill. The seminar, arranged by the PNG Insurance Commissioner, saw 150 people from insurance, legal and consumer groups attend what was a very interactive discussion on the proposed legislation.

The COVID‑19 pandemic has given rise to insurers seeking to contest or test the terms of particular insurance policies.

A link to a new product, First Glance, which provides a summary of each of the CTP Case Notes Curwoods have published since 2003

Recent report suggests changes in the law that may have a long term effect on the general insurance sales process.

In our October 2009 issue, we addressed the Federal Government’s Australian Consumer Law Initiative which was to take the form of amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and Corporations Act 2001.

Although the duty of disclosure procedure has been simplified, the changes introduced multiple variants of the notice.