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Archive of posts tagged 'insurance'

Discrimination / Life insurers must end unlawful mental health discrimination, following VEOHRC report

PIAC’s Mental Health and Insurance Project has welcomed changes by several major travel insurers that will prevent discrimination against people...

12 Jun 2019

Discrimination / Submission to the Financial Services Council on the Consultation Draft of the Life Insurance Code of Practice

PIAC welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the FSC Consultation Draft on the Life Insurance Code of Practice (Consultation...

28 Feb 2019

Discrimination / Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Submission in response to policy questions arising from Module 6

25 Oct 2018

Discrimination / Opinion: Royal Commission highlights appalling conduct of insurers re mental health

Round 6 of the Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry opened this week, with the spotlight turning to insurers....

13 Sep 2018

Discrimination / Banking Royal Commission: insurers must end mental health discrimination

PIAC has called for urgent action by insurers to make policies and practices fair for people who have experienced a...

10 Sep 2018

Discrimination / Banking royal commission: Insurers might be breaking anti-discrimination laws

‘Insurers are using eating disorders from teenage years, wedding anxiety symptoms and “low feelings” to deny coverage and claims on...

8 Sep 2018

Discrimination / Time to end mental health discrimination by insurers: submission to the Banking Royal Commission

PIAC’s submission to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has highlighted widespread, systemic...

16 May 2018

Equality / Submission to Insurance Council of Australia Interim Report on Review of the General Insurance Code of Practice

19 Jan 2018

Equality / Insurers under mounting pressure to reform mental health practices 

beyondblue, Mental Health Australia (MHA) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) welcome the Federal Government’s royal commission into the financial...

1 Dec 2017

Discrimination / Banks Royal Commission should consider mental health insurance discrimination

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has supported calls by Llew O’Brien, Member for Wide Bay, for mental health discrimination by insurance providers...

29 Nov 2017

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