Workers insurance insights for health

What makes health different to other industries when it comes to workers insurance? Which injuries are common in your industry?

As the largest workers compensation insurer in NSW, we have access to a range of valuable data and insights to help you better understand the industry and support you in creating safe workplaces. See these insights and more with our interactive industry insights tool.

The below data shows industry insights for businesses with an icare policy and claims reported during the 2017-18 financial year, as at 30 June 2019.

Businesses covered 22,000

6.71% of scheme

Comprising 93.87% small businesses and 6.13% medium-large businesses.

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Workers Covered 400,000

10.57% of scheme

Across 28 regions, 1 industry, 19 sub-industries.

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Claims covered 6,800

11.01% of scheme

An average of 0.48 claims per million dollars of wages.

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Median days off work per claim with time lost
10

18 for scheme

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Top injuries

% Claims 100

Traumatic joint/ligament and muscle/tendon injury 61.85

Wound, lacerations and other conditions related to trauma 20.34

Other injuries 8.62

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Where injuries occurred

% Claims 100

Upper limbs 35.12

Trunk 22.76

Lower limbs 20.41

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