21/02/2020
This report analyses key competition and consumer developments and trends in the private health insurance industry between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019, including ACCC enforcement and other actions relating to the health sector.
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20/12/2019
Home, contents and strata insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable in northern Australia, where the rate of households going without insurance is almost double that of the rest of the country, the ACCC’s latest
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03/09/2019
The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Medibank Private Limited trading as ‘ahm Health Insurance’ (Medibank), alleging that Medibank made false representations about benefits covered by its health insurance policies, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
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30/07/2019
A national comparison website for home insurance and greater power for consumers in claims settlements are among measures proposed by the ACCC in its latest Northern Australia Insurance Inquiry report, released today.
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20/12/2018
An appeal by the ACCC against a Federal Court judgment in relation to Medibank Private Limited (Medibank) has been dismissed by the Full Federal Court.
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18/12/2018
A range of complex issues affecting home, contents and strata insurance markets in northern Australia mean residents and property owners pay much higher premiums than is the case elsewhere in Australia, according to a new report by the ACCC.
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26/11/2018
Many people are either abandoning their private health insurance policies or downgrading to lower-cost, lower-benefit products as premium increases continue to outpace inflation and wage growth.
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