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Settlement Update
The proceeding has settled and the proposed settlement has been approved.
Source: Supreme Court of Victoria
Also from Maurice Blackburn
The deadline to submit your bank details has now passed. We are currently conducting verification checks on bank details and other information submitted, including checks required by law, before settlement payments can be made. Some Eligible Group Members may be contacted and asked to provide additional information or documents to help us complete these checks. If we need anything further from you, we will contact you directly. You do not need to do anything unless we contact you. To allow our team to focus on completing this work as efficiently as possible, we are unable to respond to individual enquiries about claim status, compensation calculations or payment timeframes. We note that new registrations cannot be accepted now pursuant to Court order. Missed the deadline? For the Eligible Group Members who missed the deadline , we will open submissions for a further 7-days in or around mid-late November. If you have not submitted your details, we will notify you by your registered contact details when this period opens. The timing of this depends on the progress and outcomes of verification checks, so we cannot guarantee when it will happen. We will post on our website closer to the time. Please do not contact us to ask us about this so we can focus on our work. Once this further deadline passes, there will be no more opportunities to claim your compensation as we must progress the settlement in the interests of all registered group members. When will we be paid? We expect payments to commence in the first quarter of 2027. The change to this expected timeline is in part due to the high volume of new complex claims that have been identified during the bank account collection process. We are also intending to provide a further, final opportunity to group members to provide their bank account details, to ensure that we are able to make payments to as many eligible group members as possible. Once these complex issues are resolved, we will need to undertake mandatory verification checks, to confirm the accuracy and legitimacy of the bank account details provided to us, as well as sanctions checks. Payments can’t commence until all verification checks are complete, and compensation entitlements can be recalculated based on who claims their compensation and passes these checks. For these reasons, we are unable to fast-track individual payments. Payments may be staggered due to the volume of claims being progressed. We are progressing the settlement administration as quickly and efficiently as we can on behalf of all 170,000 eligible group members that are entitled to receive payments.
Source: Maurice Blackburn
About This Case
Consolidated group proceeding brought on behalf of persons who purchased “add-on” insurance policies from Allianz Australia Insurance (Allianz) or Allianz Australia Insurance Life (Allianz Life), at around the same time they purchased a car or motorcycle from a motor vehicle dealership, between 1 June 2006 and 27 September 2021 (inclusive).
The claim alleges that by failing to provide potential customers with certain information concerning the “add-on” insurance policies, and in some instances by making representations that purchasing an “add-on” insurance policy was necessary to secure a vehicle, Allianz and Allianz Life engaged in conduct that was misleading or deceptive, that was unconscionable, or by which Allianz and Allianz Life were unjustly enriched. The claim alleges that the group members are either entitled to compensation for losses they have incurred as a result of purchasing the “add-on” insurance policies, or repayment of any premiums paid on those policies.
On 15 September 2021, the Court ordered that this group proceeding be consolidated with a similar class action against Allianz ([name withheld] v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited S ECI 2020 04230). As a result, there are two representative plaintiffs: [name withheld] and [name withheld] (Plaintiffs) in the new single group proceeding.
The proceeding has settled and the proposed settlement has been approved.
Important information about the proposed settlement
On 11 December 2024, the Court approved a Notice of Proposed Settlement to be sent to group members. Group members should read the Notice carefully as the matters set out in the notice may affect their legal rights.
Notice of Proposed Settlement
If you are content with the proposed settlement, and do not want to object to it, you do not need to do anything in response to the Notice.
Any group member who wishes to object to the proposed settlement must, by no later than 4:00pm (AEDT) on 7 March 2025, either:
complete the online objection notice; or complete the ‘ Notice of Objection’ form found at the end of the Notice above, and send it to the Court by email or post at the addresses on the form.
Any group member who wishes to object must also attend, or have their legal representative attend the settlement approval hearing (unless the Court orders otherwise), which is on 11 March 2025 at 10:00am (AEDT) in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Further details regarding the hearing will be published on this webpage closer to the hearing date.
The deadline to object to the proposed settlement has passed.
Important Information for Group Members about Registration
If you fall within the definition of a group member, as set out in the Notice (a copy of which is below), you must by 4:00pm AEST on 15 July 2024 to be eligible to claim money if there is a settlement before the trial.
If you are a group member, or think that you may be a group member, you should read the documents below carefully because it will affect your rights.
Late Opt Out Orders
Orders made by the Honourable Justice Nichols on 17 February 2023, 14 April 2023, 28 September 2023 and 27 March 2024 and orders made by the Honourable Justice McDonald on 9 August, 21 October and 23 October 2024 permitted the late opt out of certain group members.
Please note that the Annexures to the orders have not been published to protect the private information of group members.
The persons named in these orders are permitted to opt out of the proceeding because, as at the date of these orders, they each submitted an application or notice to the Court directly or through a lawyer appointed to act for them that: (i) was in writing; (ii) was personally signed by the group member; (iii) set out adequate reasons why the group member did not file an opt out notice by the deadline and why the group member says that the Court should make an order permitting the group member to opt out.
Important information about opting out of the Allianz group proceeding - Extended motor warranty products Please note the deadline for opting out has now passed.
If you are a group member who purchased certain Extended Motor Warranty products sold with policy documents, as opposed to product disclosure statements ( NPDS Extended Warranty group members), the deadline for opting out of this proceeding is 4:00pm on Friday 17 March 2023 (Melbourne time). If you fall within that category and do not opt out by the deadline, you will remain a group member in this proceeding (unless you have already opted out).
This NPDS Extended Warranty opt out process does not apply to group members who are not NPDS Extended Warranty group members. For those group members, the opt out period has already closed.
The Notice contains important information about your rights to opt out of the proceeding. If you are, or think that you may be, an NPDS Extended Warranty group member, you should read the documents below carefully.
Source: Supreme Court of Victoria
Also from Maurice Blackburn
The Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action was commenced on behalf of the plaintiffs and persons who purchased one or more of the following Allianz add-on insurance policies between 1 June 2006 and 27 September 2021 at or around the time they purchased a vehicle from a dealership:
loan protection insurance; motor equity Insurance (including purchase price insurance and value protect insurance); extended motor warranty insurance; or tyre and rim Insurance.
The class action sought damages to compensate each group member and/or recovery of the amount of the premiums mistakenly paid.
Source: Maurice Blackburn
Who May Be Eligible
The Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action was commenced on behalf of the plaintiffs and persons who purchased one or more of the following Allianz add-on insurance policies between 1 June 2006 and 27 September 2021 at or around the time they purchased a vehicle from a dealership: loan protection insurance; motor equity Insurance (including purchase price insurance and value protect insurance); extended motor warranty insurance; or tyre and rim Insurance. The class action sought damages to compensate each group member and/or recovery of the amount of the premiums mistakenly paid.
Source: Maurice Blackburn
How to Register
If you fall within the definition of a group member, as set out in the Notice (a copy of which is below), you must register by 4:00pm AEST on 15 July 2024 to be eligible to claim money if there is a settlement before the trial.
Source: Supreme Court of Victoria
Also from Maurice Blackburn
You will be asked to provide your name, bank name, account type, account number, BSB, nationality and DOB through our secure portal linked in your notice.
Source: Maurice Blackburn
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action about?
The Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action was commenced on behalf of the plaintiffs and persons who purchased one or more of the following Allianz add-on insurance policies between 1 June 2006 and 27 September 2021 at or around the time they purchased a vehicle from a dealership: loan protection insurance; motor equity Insurance (including purchase price insurance and value protect insurance); extended motor warranty insurance; or tyre and rim Insurance. The class action sought damages to compensate each group member and/or recovery of the amount of the premiums mistakenly paid.
Is this a scam?
No, this is not a scam. Maurice Blackburn is the Court-appointed Settlement Administrator of the Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action settlement and is responsible for distributing settlement payments in accordance with the Court-approved Settlement Distribution Scheme. If you have received notices from us during the settlement administration, it is because you registered a claim to participate in the settlement. We understand that scam activity is common and encourage all group members to take reasonable steps to verify communications. That is why we publish notice dates, email addresses, and other verification information on this webpage. We recommend you: read the information on this webpage about any notice distributions, including the dates. We will post information here when we send out official communications. Check that the information in your notice lines up with the information on this webpage. check any email you receive about the Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action comes from our official email addresses – addonclassaction@mauriceblackburn.com.au or donotreply@mauriceblackburn.com.au check any text messages appear with the contact name as ‘MBLawyers’ Your information will be held and managed securely and lawfully in accordance with our privacy policy, which you can access here .
How much will I be paid?
The compensation amount is different for each person and is calculated under the Court-approved Settlement Distribution Scheme. The calculation considers information such as your policy details and other relevant data, s
Source: Maurice Blackburn
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