‘Loads and loads of people got injured,some died’:Why holidays and risk-taking go hand in hand

‘Loads and loads of people got injured,some died’:Why holidays and risk-taking go hand in hand

Swept up in the joy and adrenaline of being on holiday it feels like the rules don’t apply,and you find out sometimes that they really do.

  • byTim Barlass

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NSW Labor to introduce bill to end bonuses for icare executives

NSW Labor to introduce bill to end bonuses for icare executives

The top eight executives at the embattled state insurance agency enjoyed $8 million in combined salary and bonuses in two years.

  • byLucy Cormack
'We have the right to be happy':Family's five-year battle over insurance claim

'We have the right to be happy':Family's five-year battle over insurance claim

Claims handling was a big issue at the Hayne royal commission. The case of the Keresztesi family's experience with their insurer shows just what can go wrong.

  • byPaul Sakkal
No compensation for anxiety,depression caused by car crash

No compensation for anxiety,depression caused by car crash

Psychological disorders caused by a crash won't be covered by the new compulsory third party insurance scheme.

  • byKatie Burgess
CTP premiums falling but scheme still expensive

CTP premiums falling but scheme still expensive

Claims are taking an average of 2.7 years to finalise,and there are claims still being settled from 2009,a review of the current scheme has found.

  • byKatie Burgess
CTP reforms'worse for workers rights',unions say

CTP reforms'worse for workers rights',unions say

Unions ACT also says it has been cut out of the Barr government's overhaul of compulsory third party insurance,despite the impact on injured workers.

  • byKatie Burgess
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Immunity or insurance? Diplomats will be forced to choose

Immunity or insurance? Diplomats will be forced to choose

Diplomats responsible for a car crash will only be able to receive compulsory third party insurance benefits if they don't invoke immunity from criminal charges.

  • byKatie Burgess
Projected CTP savings fall under amended scheme

Projected CTP savings fall under amended scheme

Canberrans could save as little as $14 on the new model of compulsory third party insurance,after changes to the draft legislation.

  • byKatie Burgess
More people able to sue for damages under amended CTP bill

More people able to sue for damages under amended CTP bill

Common law damages were originally restricted to not-at-fault claimants who met an injury threshold.

  • byKatie Burgess
Glenn was blocked from the CTP jury. Now he's filing a complaint

Glenn was blocked from the CTP jury. Now he's filing a complaint

Glenn Herbert had a CTP claim under way at the time of the jury,but felt he could have brought a useful perspective to the deliberations.

  • byKatie Burgess
Insurance companies are urged to treat flood victims with compassion

Insurance companies are urged to treat flood victims with compassion

There have been reports of conflicts between insurance companies and people affected by floods in north Queensland over definitions in insurance policies.

  • byFelicity Caldwell