Licensed insurers

Overview

Insurance companies wishing to provide workers compensation insurance in the ACT must be licensed under the Workers Compensation Act 1951.

An employer may apply for exemption from maintaining a worker's compensation policy with a licensed insurer. This is referred to as a licensed self-insurer.

List of licensed insurers

Insurer Postal address Business addressPhoneWebsite
Allianz Insurance GPO Box 262
Canberra ACT 2601 		Level 1, 55 Wentworth Avenue
Kingston ACT 2604 		1300 130 664www.allianz.com.au
Guild Insurance Ltd PO Box 36
Deakin West ACT 2600 		Suite 4, 31 Thesiger Court
Deakin ACT 2600 		1800 810 213 www.guildinsurance.com.au
Catholic Church Insurances GPO Box 3147
Canberra City ACT 2601 		Level 1, Favier House, 51 Cooyong Street
Braddon ACT 2601 		1800 011 028 www.ccinsurance.org.au
QBE Insurance PO Box 1008
Civic Square ACT 2608 		Level 7, 220 Northbourne Avenue
Braddon ACT 2612 		02 6201 3333 www.qbe.com
CGU Workers Compensation GPO Box 811
Canberra ACT 2601 		GPO Box 2978
Canberra ACT 2601 		02 6240 4770 www.cgu.com.au
Zurich Financial Services* GPO Box 801
Canberra City ACT 2601 		99 Northbourne Avenue
Turner ACT 2612 		02 6247 3766
Fax: 1800 077 741 		www.zurich.com.au
GIO Workers Compensation PO Box 47
Woden ACT 2606 		Cnr Melrose Drive & Brewer Street
Woden ACT 2606 		02 6281 8806
Fax: 1300 725 840 		www.gio.com.au

* More information about Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited surrendering its insurer licence on 30 September 2022 can be found here.

List of licensed self-insurers

  • Brickworks Limited
  • Coles Group Limited
  • CSR Limited
  • Holcim (Australia) Holdings
  • University of New South Wales
  • Wesfarmers Limited
  • Westpac Banking Corporation

Workers compensation enterprise reporting solution

Under the Workers Compensation Act 1951, WorkSafe ACT administers the 'Workers compensation enterprise reporting solution’ that provides a ‘data warehouse’ for storing a wide range of workers compensation data in relation to the Territory’s private sector.

All ACT licensed insurers and self insurers are required to provide WorkSafe ACT with monthly submissions including comprehensive details of workers compensation insurance policies, claims and payment details for injured workers, and wages and premium amounts.

For more information on how to meet the reporting requirements please refer to Workers Compensation (National Insurer Data Specifications) Approved Protocols 2015 (No1).

Forms and fees

For current forms and fees, please contact the Workers Compensation team at:  WorkersCompensation@worksafe.act.gov.au

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