ACC’s back-to-basics plan to pull itself back from a $23b hole
ACC says a new turnaround plan will restore its finances without making it harder for people to get…
ACC to focus on getting claimants rehabilitated quicker, to avoid $26 billion deficit by 2030
Central to the ACC’s strategy is the return to claimants being allocated individual case managers, so they have…
ACC: Bay of Plenty racked up 7700 sport injury claims last summer
Most summer injuries happened during swimming, surfing, mountain biking, road and trail cycling, gym and fitness activities, DIY…
Hawke’s Bay ACC claims reach more than $200 million for the second year in a row
She said that, since 2004, costs had escalated from just under $1 billion a year to nearly $4.4b.…
ACC announces chief executive Megan Main won’t seek reappointment; News comes as organisational change looms
The Government has been urging ACC to be more scrupulous to put a lid on soaring claims costs.…
ACC granted leave to appeal court decision ordering it to fund the care of a baby with Down syndrome
The corporation declined hers and her daughter’s applications, and, earlier this year, she took her fight to the…
Investigation finds ACC counsellor who answered client’s sex work ad breached code of conduct
“There are systematic changes that need to go on.” Addison declined to comment on the investigation outcome. Initially,…
ACC targets small-cap stocks as portfolio tops $50b
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ACC restriction on working from home prompts legal action by union
The decision was also made without PSA consultation, which is “clearly required” under the collective agreement. The PSA’s…
Treasury warns ACC costs unsustainable despite smaller deficit
In addition, its total Outstanding Claims Liability (which includes liability for current claimants into the future) climbed from…
ACC stops payments to record numbers of long-term clients
However, ACC advocate Warren Forster told RNZ’s Nine to Noon many clients – most of whom have chronic…
ACC paid out $92m to people who didn’t receive medical treatment on time
The biggest proportion of money paid out was for a delay or failure to diagnose a condition –…