by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 23, 2026 | Breaking News, Claims, Injury Management, Premium, Rehabilitation, Return To Work, Work Health & Safety, Workers Compensation
The latest icare annual report reveals a chilling reality: New South Wales’ workers’ compensation scheme is facing a $3.2B underwriting loss, representing a significant deterioration from the prior year’s $2.81B loss. Driving this result is a 20% surge in psychological injury claims, which have doubled since 2022. These aren’t minor issues; they’re severe, long-duration cases rooted in bullying, harassment, and workplace stress. This downward spiral isn’t just a financial headline; it highlights how ill-equipped many organisations are to proactively manage complex claims, particularly those involving psychological issues.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 6, 2026 | Breaking News, Claims, Consulting, Health & Wellbeing, Injured Worker, Reforms, Workers Compensation
NSW has entered a defining new era in workers’ compensation with the passage of the Workers Compensation Reform and Modernisation legislation, ushering in the most significant changes to psychological injury claims in more than a decade. As psychological injuries continue to rise and place mounting pressure on the scheme, the government have acted to create clearer definitions, streamline assessments, and improve the pathway to recovery for affected workers.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Feb 2, 2026 | Breaking News, Reforms, Workers Compensation
Significant NSW workers compensation scheme changes came into effect in 2025, reshaping how workplace injuries are managed for both employers and injured workers. These reforms aim to improve sustainability, encourage safer return-to-work outcomes, and clarify entitlements across the life of a claim. For businesses and workers alike, understanding what’s changed and what it means in practice is critical to navigating claims with confidence.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Jan 12, 2026 | Breaking News, Claims, Consulting, Human Resources, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Premium, Workers Compensation
Regulators are stepping up efforts to combat workers’ compensation fraud to safeguard the integrity of insurance schemes. Fraudulent claims drain resources from genuinely injured workers, inflate business premiums, and burden insurers. ABILITY GROUP underscores the importance of this campaign for both employers and workers.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Nov 24, 2025 | Breaking News, Claims, Consulting, Injured Worker, Our team, Reforms
NSW has finally enacted significant NSW Workers Compensation Reforms, the most notable in over a decade, with the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which received Royal Assent on 24 November 2025. These reforms introduce tighter definitions and objective tests for psychological injuries, including bullying, excessive work demands, racial and sexual harassment, and establish a clear framework distinguishing between primary and secondary psychological injuries. The reforms also streamline Whole Person Impairment (WPI) assessments to a single principal assessment by an approved medical expert, replacing dual assessments.
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by ABILITY GROUP | Oct 20, 2025 | Breaking News, Injured Worker, Injury Management, Jobs, Our team, Workplace safety
Fresh insights from Safe Work Australia’s Key Work Health and Safety Statistics 2025 report reveal that just a third of jobs account for more than half of all serious injury claims across the country. This alarming trend underscores the need for targeted safety interventions, especially in high-risk sectors, and presents a crucial opportunity for organisations like ABILITY GROUP to continue to lead the way in helping businesses create safer workplaces.
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