In the final installment of our exclusive series with ANZIIF: ‘How Advances in Medical Technology Are Impacting Insurance’, Karen Jones (Partner) and Dominic Flannery (Special Counsel) predict the likely benefit of the historical data from stroke victims on patients and insurers. You’d be hard pressed to find a reality where Sharon Stone, Richard Nixon, Joseph […]
Alan Thorn, Senior Underwriter specialising in environmental impairment liability at Liberty International Underwriters and Raisa Conchin, Partner at Wotton Kearney uncover the need for environmental liability insurance to plug a significant gap that is prevalent in the insurance market with Insurance Business Magazine. Who needs it? Historically, environmental liability insurance was considered a necessity for […]
Imagine if brain trauma such as concussion could be detected instantly in an athlete through the sense of smell? In Part Five of our exclusive series with ANZIIF: ‘How Advances in Medical Technology Are Impacting Insurance’, Karen Jones (Partner) and Dominic Flannery (Special Counsel) comment on this developing technological advancement and its significance on insurers, […]
Angelina Jolie’s actions to undergo a double mastectomy after genetic testing revealed her predisposition to cancer has created an “Angelina Effect” – a growing demand for attaining personal genetic data. In Part Four of our exclusive series with ANZIIF: ‘How Advances in Medical Technology Are Impacting Insurance’, Karen Jones (Partner) and Dominic Flannery (Special Counsel) […]
Wearables such as FitBits are turning our bodies into real-time health data sources. In Part Three of our exclusive series with ANZIIF: ‘How Advances in Medical Technology Are Impacting Insurance’, Karen Jones (Partner) and Dominic Flannery (Special Counsel) provide commentary on the impending impact of this technology on the insurance landscape. Wouldn’t it be incredible […]
Andrew Moore (Partner) and Ahrani Ranjitkumar (Senior Associate) have contributed to the recent LexisNexis Privacy Law Bulletin, looking at the need for Australia to develop its privacy laws to allow for sufficient protection of individuals’ rights to privacy in our evolving digital world. The article addresses the following key takeaways: the development of a statutory […]
Have you heard of the term nanoparticle? In Part Two of our exclusive series with ANZIIF: ‘How Advances in Medical Technology Are Impacting Insurance’, we tackle the unknown and unpredictable outcomes associated with the use of nanotechnology; especially given new possibilities for its use in food additives and the medical arena. It may sound like […]
For paraplegics with a spinal cord injury the opportunity to stand on their own feet and look another person eye to eye has previously been little more than a dream. However, wearable robotics is making this dream a reality for some, and in the process, changing the traditional rehabilitation landscape of the insurance industry. Wearable […]
With technological advances in the medical industry outpacing those in the insurance industry, Wotton Kearney Partner, Karen Jones and Dominic Flannery (Special Counsel) advise insurers to be alert to the opportunities created through the use of these advancements in the defence of proceedings. The pace of medical advancements in the last decade has revolutionised healthcare […]
A growing area of risk for underwriters is in the area of delayed onset brain injury related to contact sports. Richard Johnson, Partner at Wotton Kearney, explores this highly topical issue and the implications for the insurance industry What is delayed onset brain injury? Mike Webster played centre for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the American […]
