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Supporting employers

Comcare claims made easy

When a workplace injury occurs, managing the claim properly is crucial.

We’re here to support employee recovery and protect your business. We’re the largest workers compensation claims manager outside of Comcare – which means we have extensive understanding of the SRC Act and the complexities of claims for federal self insured businesses and Comcare licensees.

As a trusted Third-Party Administrator (TPA) for the Comcare scheme, we deliver best-in-class claims management to state-based and SRC Act self insurers across Australia. Our strong relationships with federal regulators ensure your business stays compliant while maximising the financial and commercial benefits of self insurance.

Through the Mutual Benefits Program, we also provide free resources and initiatives to help you enhance your workplace safety, lower risks, and strengthen claims management processes.

We’ve managed over 5,000 SRC Act injury claims to date, from lodging a Comcare notifiable incident to resolution. Our comprehensive approach to injury management goes beyond regulatory and licensing requirements, ensuring the best possible outcomes for your workers and your business.

Doing more than just the basics

Our claims model has been refined using insights from our Australia-wide exposure to workforce trends and industry best practice. In addition to specialist roles like RTW specialists, mental health specialists and legal specialists, our service model is propelled by innovations that enhance the recovery process and empower our front-line staff to deliver claims management activity which really makes a difference.

Actuarial support

Our Actuarial Services Team works with a range of our self-insured customers across state-based and national workers’ compensation schemes, as well as personal injury regulators. They monitor performance and perform deep-dive analyses to identify emerging trends to identify key drivers of claims costs and the efficacy of improvement initiatives. Together, we work with our clients to design strategic interventions to positively impact claim liabilities and provide support into establishing and monitoring performance targets at all operational levels.

Valliant psychological support

The Valliant program places expert psychological resources at the very start of the claims process, ensuring injured workers receive specialised support from day one – before claims escalate, before treatment delays cause further harm, and before psychological injuries spiral into long-term work absences.

Biopsychosocial profiling tool

Mental health recovery is influenced by more than just medical treatment – yet traditional claims model often ignore the psychological and social factors that shape a worker’s ability to return to work. Our claims model leverages predictive analytics and targeted intervention strategies. By integrating biological, psychological, and social factors into claims decision making, we help Case Managers flag psychological and social barriers before they delay recovery and deliver tailored support plans to optimise claim outcomes.

Quality assurance

Our team have significant experience monitoring a range of KPIs within the SRC Act and pride ourselves on our strong LKPI performance. Claims management audits within the last four years have maintained 100% compliance against Comcare reconsideration criteria across our client base.

Resources

Resources for claims, recovery and workplaces

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Training

Customised and flexible learning for workplace peace of mind

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Migrant worker and cultural awareness in the workplace

Australian workplaces are diverse and many workers come from migrant and multicultural backgrounds. Employers have a duty to ensure that all workers are healthy and safe at work, and this will require you to tailor your approach to meet the needs and abilities of all workers. This session covers some ways that employers can manage WHS risks in a sensitive way, through tailored communication, consultation, cultural and religious awareness.
Host : PHSA

Psychosocial hazards and risk management

Psychosocial hazards can have a significant impact on wellbeing, performance, and workplace safety. This session will build awareness of the legal and practical frameworks for identifying, assessing, and managing psychosocial risks, while supporting participants to apply effective risk and injury management approaches.
Host : Recovre

Occupational violence and aggression training

This session explores strategies to recognise, respond to and manage occupational violence and aggression in the workplace. The training focuses on early awareness, effective de-escalation communication, and practical safety measures to support safer interactions and reduce risk in the workplace.​
Host : PHSA

Upcoming sessions

Browse our training across workers compensation, health and safety, return to work and mental health.

Understanding biopsychosocial risk factors and assessments

Successful recovery after a workplace injury is influenced by more than the diagnosis or severity of injury. Research consistently demonstrates that psychosocial factors often have a greater impact on recovery and return-to-work outcomes than the physical injury itself. This session provides employers, RTW coordinators and supervisors with practical knowledge to identify psychosocial risk factors that may delay recovery, understand the purpose of biopsychosocial assessments, and implement workplace strategies that support recovery and durable return-to-work outcomes.
Host : KINNECT

Developing task analysis and job dictionaries

This session introduces the concept of suitable work and the legislation that underpins it, while explaining the benefits of offering suitable work for both the worker and the organisation. This will cover how task analysis supports the development of job dictionaries, along with RTW arrangements, additional tools, and key resources to help apply these concepts in practice.
Host : Recovre

Suitable duties for psychological injuries

This course is designed to provide an overview of the common types of injuries and the medical terminology that often arise in the personal injury sector. With a better understanding of injuries and their impacts, Return to Work Coordinators and other Health and Wellbeing Practitioners will be more effective in the management of each claim and increase the opportunities for promoting the worker’s return to work and health.
Host : IPAR
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