9 August 2021
The ABA supports the Government’s proposed regulations to exempt insurance products from the deferred sales model that provide high value and are well understood by consumers. This provides a more targeted approach to add-on insurance products subject to the deferred sales model and will address consumer harms and poor value identified by the Royal Commission without affecting the availability and accessibility of high value insurance products. However, the ABA considers there is further room to refine the proposed regulations in relation to business insurance.
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The Committee should recommend a policy and regulatory framework that manages risk and maximises opportunity, giving businesses the confidence to invest, innovate and deploy AI at scale for the benefit of customers, while preserving Australia’s capacity to use AI to protect and advance the national interest.
The Australian Banking Association (the ABA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Consultation Paper that will inform the direction and development of the Second Action Plan under Australia’s National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (the National Plan).
The ABA continues to support the intent of the CSLR as a last-resort scheme that compensates genuine victims where they have suffered actual financial loss as a result of financial misconduct that they have otherwise been unable to recover.