1 Sept 2025 Alex Simpson 2 min read

ASIC's 2025–26 Plan: Insurance, Complaints & Directors in the Hot Seat

ASIC 2025-26 corporate plan document highlighting insurance regulatory priorities

ASIC's 2025–26 plan demands insurers track complaints, holds directors accountable for conduct, and requires AI transparency and safety.

ASIC has dropped its latest Corporate Plan, and if you’re in insurance, there are three big messages you can’t ignore:

1️⃣ Complaints & Claims – No More “Black Holes”

ASIC is laser-focused on how insurers handle complaints.
Missed calls, unanswered complaints, or “we’ll get back to you someday” is no longer an option.
Complaints = data gold. Regulators want to see that you’re actually learning from them, not hiding them in a spreadsheet.

👉 At Curium, this is exactly where our real-time complaint detection and escalation tools come in — spotting risks before they snowball into reportable breaches.

2️⃣ Directors & Execs – Accountability Just Got Personal

ASIC is doubling down on director duties.
Claims handling and conduct issues can (and will) land in the boardroom.
The message: if you’re on the board, you can’t say “I didn’t know.”

👉 Curium helps directors see the red flags in real time with dashboards that translate compliance into plain English — so “I didn’t know” is never an excuse.

3️⃣ AI & Digital Risk – Shiny Tech ≠ Free Pass

ASIC knows everyone’s experimenting with AI and automation — but the regulator is already signalling:
“Prove it’s safe, fair, and doesn’t harm customers.”
Black-box algorithms? Not good enough.

👉 That’s why Curium builds explainability into our AI compliance tools. If a regulator asks “why did the system flag this breach?” you’ve got the answer, with evidence.

🎯 The Curium Connection

What excites us is how closely ASIC’s agenda lines up with the way we’re building compliance:
Complaints handling as a superpower, not a burden.
Governance dashboards that make directors smarter, not busier.
AI that regulators (and customers) can trust.

🚀 Bottom Line

ASIC’s 2025–26 plan tells us:
Complaints are the new early warning system.
Directors are officially on the hook.
AI must be transparent and ethical.
And that’s exactly where Curium is leading — turning compliance into confidence

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