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QBE Connect 2007 Employer Training Calendar
QBE's range of training courses have been developed to help employers effectively administer and manage Workers Compensation within their business. The courses are designed to teach employers about building safety and injury management solutions to prevent injury, plan effective return to work programs and reduce associated costs.

To view the 2007 calendar and select an appropriate course, click here. To register for any of our employer training courses, click here.

In NSW, we offer the following products and services to meet your needs.

Excess of Loss Policy
Protect your self-insured business from disastrous workers' compensation liabilities.

Financial protection against potentially catastrophic workers' compensation liabilities is an essential consideration for any self-insured organisation. Regulations require that self-insurers have adequate reinsurance protection against significant liabilities, in excess of a nominated self-insured retention amount.

With our considerable insurance expertise, QBE is able to provide you with an Excess Insurance for Self-Insured Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability (Excess of Loss) Policy. This coverage can be tailored to provide the necessary cover to comply with your self-insurance licensing requirements.

Premiums for Excess of Loss Policies are individually assessed and reflect your industry classification, wages, claims experience, trends in your state or territory, as well as your organisation's demonstrated commitment to safety, risk and claims management.

Your organisation can determine its retention amount, subject to your state/territory requirements, with a minimum retention being $500,000. The retention level that you choose will in turn be reflected in your premium.

The full services of QBE's claims management expertise will be available to assist you with any claims likely to exceed your nominated self-insured retention limit. This will help optimise the outcomes for both your employees and your business.

For more information, please contact QBE Workers' Compensation.

National Accounts Unit
Coordinated workers' compensation services for national employers

The National Accounts Unit provides employers with operations in more than 1 state with a coordinated approach to managing workers' compensation. Operating through the broker intermediary network, the primary focus of the Unit is on client retention. Additionally the Unit:

  • Pursues new business opportunities
  • Coordinates services between QBE Branches
  • Provides a national perspective to service delivery and standards
  • Performs analysis of workers' compensation data
  • Advises on direction, trends, policy implications and strategies for improvements
  • Explores various pricing mechanisms using underwriting expertise in the managed fund and active state environments.

QBE's National Account Unit can also advise on:

  • Risk analysis
  • The relationship between workers' compensation and human and industrial relations
  • Systemic development issues between claims management, risk management and early reporting
  • Premium and analysis
  • Training
  • Legislative updates.

For more information, please contact QBE Workers' Compensation.

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Training

QBE is committed to assisting you with your OHS needs wherever your employees are located.

We can provide you with training on a range of OHS and Injury Management topics, including common workplace safety issues, managing return to work and hazard management.

For more information, please contact QBE Workers' Compensation.

  OHS Consultation Course
  Introduction to Return to Work Coordination Course

OHS Risk Management
Reduce the incidence & impact of workers' compensation in your organisation

QBE’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risk Management team has many years of experience across a wide range of industries. We are available to assist clients in developing and implementing OHS and Risk Management Systems and prevention strategies, and to provide quality assistance in the management of their OHS risks and responsibilities.

We aim to provide practical and comprehensive OHS assistance to:

  • Reduce the incidence and cost of injury and workers’ compensation claims
  • Reduce the risk of prosecution by WorkCover through legislative compliance strategies
  • Develop an OHS culture, based upon continuous improvement.

For more information, please refer to the OHS Risk Management Services (NSW) brochure or contact QBE Workers’ Compensation.

  QBE OHS Risk Management Services (NSW)

Self-Insurance Services
Expertise, Flexibility & Partnership

Deciding to self-insure your workers' compensation risk is an important business strategy. Organisational commitment and individual expertise are required to effectively manage your risk. Experience and knowledge can maximise the benefits of self-insurance to your employees, as well as to the impact on your bottom line.

QBE Self Insurance Services delivers quality solutions to self-insurers who need assistance in some areas of managing their risk. Our staff's knowledge and experience gives us a leading edge when providing workers' compensation to self-insurers. We can offer an extensive range of services tailored to meet your organisation's needs.

This range includes:

  • Case Management Services - providing you with skills on-site staff, claims management systems, technical/legal advice, injury management assistance
  • Insurance Services - a tailored Excess of Loss Policy to protect your business against potentially disastrous workers' compensation liabilities
  • Getting your Self-Insurance Licence - actuarial analysis to determine the financial feasibility of self-insurance for your organisation and if viable, assist in the application process
  • Integrated Environmental Analysis (IEA) - a purpose-built tool to critically review the key areas impacting on your OHS management and organisational policies and procedures
  • Occupational Health & Safety Services - specialist staff to provide comprehensive and practical assistance in developing & implementing your OHS Management System & prevention strategies
  • Integrated Health Management - an integrated approach to injury prevention, health promotion and injury management to support the health of your work teams and individual employees
  • Education & Training Services - training programs to develop your staff's knowledge & work skills can be tailored to your organisation's needs and facilitated at your workplace
  • Specialist Services - including Injury Management, Actuarial, Technical & Legal Claims Auditing, Job Placement, Medical Auditing, Medical Utilisation, and Medical Consultation

For more information, please contact QBE Workers' Compensation.

Workers' Compensation Policy

Workers' Compensation is a compulsory class of insurance for employers in all states and territories within Australia.

Workers' compensation allows employees to be compensated for personal injuries that arise out of or in the course of their employment. Compensation may include weekly payments to cover loss of earnings, medical expenses and vocational rehabilitation. It is also designed to assist the injured worker to return to work as soon as possible following the injury.

Workers' compensation cover may be provided by a private insurer (ACT, TAS, NT, WA) or by an insurer acting as an agent for the Government Fund (NSW, VIC, SA). In Queensland the scheme is controlled entirely by the State Government.

Depending on your state or territory, your premium calculation may be influenced by:

  • Type of industry and business activities
  • Number of employees
  • Estimate of your gross wages for the year
  • Claims experience and history
  • Length of time that business has been operating
  For NSW employees you can download this form and send it to QBE.