Our Privacy Policy
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act) regulates the way organisations such as QBE collect, use, protect and disclose personal information. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information.
QBE collects only that personal information necessary for it to assess and manage your insurance application or policy, including any claim that may be made under the policy. We will only use and disclose your personal information for a purpose you would reasonably expect. We will request your consent to any other purpose.
If you do not provide QBE with this personal information we may not be able to process your application for insurance cover or process your claim.
We or our authorised agent may disclose your personal information to:
- any person authorised by you;
- an insurance agent who is arranging your insurance (for the purpose of confirming your personal and insurance details);
- another person named as a co-insured on your policy (for the purpose of confirming if full disclosure has been made to us);
- another insurer (for the purpose of seeking recovery from them or to assess insurance risks or to assist with an investigation);
- an organisation who provides you with banking facilities (for the purpose of confirming payments made by you to us);
- an airline, medical practitioner, treating doctor or emergency assistance provider (to establish your medical status and fitness to travel);
- a dispute resolution organisation, such as the Financial Ombudsman Service (for the purpose of resolving disputes between QBE and you or between QBE and a third party);
- a family member, in the case of a medical emergency;
- our reinsurers, who may be located overseas;
- a mailing house, records management company or technology service provider (for printing and/or delivery of mail, including secure storage and management of our records);
- our related entities, so that we may offer you other products and services;
- a company to conduct surveys on our behalf for the purposes of improved customer services and
- an insurance reference bureau (to record any claims you make upon us).
- to a repairer or supplier (for the purpose of repairing or replacing your insured items);
- to an investigator, assessor, state or federal authority, medical practitioners, hospitals or other professional advisers (for the purpose of investigating or assessing your claim);
- a lawyer or recovery agent (for the purpose of defending an action by a third party against you or recovering our costs including your excess);
- to a witness to a claim (for the purpose of obtaining a witness statement);
- to another party in a claim (for the purpose of obtaining a statement from them or seeking recovery from them or to defend an action by a third party).
In addition we will:
- give you the opportunity to find out what personal information we hold about you and, when necessary, correct any errors in this information. Generally we will do this without restriction or charge.
- provide our dispute resolution procedures to you, should you wish to complain about how we handle your personal information.
If you have a complaint or want more information about how QBE is managing your personal information, please contact the Compliance Manager using the contact details provided below. For security reasons, any request for details of personal information held by us should be made in writing.
The Compliance Manager
QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
GPO Box 82
Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone: (02) 9375 4656
Fax: (02) 8275 9022
Email: compliance.manager@qbe.com