❓ Mr. Wyatt questions the Treasurer regarding the State's relationship with QBE in the home indemnity insurance market, specifically concerning reinsurance and QBE's market presence. The Treasurer clarifies QBE's role as an agent for the State.
AnsweredQoN 239Legislative Assembly
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HOME INDEMNITY INSURANCE — RISK-SHARING
AGREEMENT — QBE INSURANCE
239. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to two of the claims the Treasurer made this week
regarding the home indemnity insurance market in Western Australia: firstly,
his statement on Tuesday that the relationship between the state and QBE is ''not
a reinsurance issue''; and, secondly, his statement that ''QBE is
no longer in the house indemnity insurance market in Western Australia''.
(1) Can the
Treasurer confirm the statement of the Minister for Commerce yesterday that the
state provides 100 per cent reinsurance to QBE for home indemnity insurance?
(2) Can he also
confirm that QBE is in fact in the reinsurance market in Western Australia as
confirmed by the Department of Commerce website that advises Western
Australians to contact QBE for home indemnity insurance?
(3) What has
been the total amount of payments to QBE under this relationship since October
2013?
AGREEMENT — QBE INSURANCE
239. Mr B.S. WYATT to the
Treasurer:
I refer to two of the claims the Treasurer made this week
regarding the home indemnity insurance market in Western Australia: firstly,
his statement on Tuesday that the relationship between the state and QBE is ''not
a reinsurance issue''; and, secondly, his statement that ''QBE is
no longer in the house indemnity insurance market in Western Australia''.
(1) Can the
Treasurer confirm the statement of the Minister for Commerce yesterday that the
state provides 100 per cent reinsurance to QBE for home indemnity insurance?
(2) Can he also
confirm that QBE is in fact in the reinsurance market in Western Australia as
confirmed by the Department of Commerce website that advises Western
Australians to contact QBE for home indemnity insurance?
(3) What has
been the total amount of payments to QBE under this relationship since October
2013?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3)
I was correct. QBE exited the home insurance market. It does not underwrite
home insurance in this market; the state does. QBE and another firm called, I
think, Calliden acts on behalf of the state to collect fees and pay out. It
acts as an agent solely for processing. That is it.
I was correct. QBE exited the home insurance market. It does not underwrite
home insurance in this market; the state does. QBE and another firm called, I
think, Calliden acts on behalf of the state to collect fees and pay out. It
acts as an agent solely for processing. That is it.
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