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General Insurance Code of Practice

The General Insurance Code of Practice sets out the standards that general insurers must meet when providing services to their customers.

Update on the Redrafted General Insurance Code of Practice 

On 22 October 2026, the Insurance Council submitted its strengthened General Insurance Code of Practice to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) following extensive consultation with consumer groups, regulators, government and general insurance providers. 

Read more in our media release

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Code of Practice

The current General Insurance Code of Practice came into effect in July 2021 and was subsequently updated in October 2021 and October 2023.

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Code of Practice FAQs

Frequently asked questions relevant to the current General Insurance Code of Practice can be found on this page. Read on for more.

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INSURANCE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

General Insurance Code of Practice Review

Read more about the Independent Review of the 2020 General Insurance Code of Practice.

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Past Codes

The Code has been reviewed and improved multiple times. Read and click through to prior codes and reviews here.

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Code Subscribers

ICA Members offering products covered by the Code must subscribe to the General Insurance Code of Practice.

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Governance and monitoring

For more information on the Code Governance Committee (CGC) or to report an alleged breach of the Code, go to: insurancecode.org.au/

Anyone can report an alleged breach of the Code to the CGC at insurancecode.org.au/

You can access the Constitution and Charter of the Code Governance Committee Association here. 

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