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The appeal period expired without any appeals being filed. This means that the AAI & MTA settlement administration is underway.
We sent out a request for further information to certain registrants who were required to respond by 12 October 2025 (Eligibility Participants). The deadline has now passed, and late submissions cannot be accepted. This is so that we can progress the settlement administration. We will now assess the eligibility of all Eligibility Participants, and we will inform them of their eligibility when complete.
We will not respond to enquiries requesting information available on this webpage to minimise costs for the benefit of all registered group members.
For all other registered group members, there is nothing for you to do and we will contact you after the eligibility process is complete.
Next steps in the settlement administration:
Eligibility Assessments
After 12 October 2025, we will determine the eligibility of registered group members by matching the information provided to AAI’s list of purchasers.
We estimate that this process will take 1-2 months, though it may take longer. We will then notify all registrants of their eligibility to participate in the settlement. You do not need to do anything until we contact you. If your contact details change, you can update them here.
In early 2026, all registrants will be sent their Eligibility Notices.
Claim Data and Loss Assessments
In early 2026, after Eligibility Notices are sent, we will start the claim data consolidation stage. The purpose of this stage is to confirm the unique claim data which will be used to assess each Eligible Group Member’s claim/s.
Once we have the Claim Data for each Eligible Group Member, we will calculate the Assessed Losses. These Assessed Losses will be used to calculate the Estimated Distribution Amount for each Eligible Group Member.
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To keep settlement administration costs to a minimum, we are unlikely to be able to respond to queries via email or phone that are answered on our website.
Our website will be updated monthly, and we encourage you to check it regularly.
Answers to commonly asked questions such as 'when will I be paid?' and 'how much will I be paid?' can be found at the bottom of this page.
Do you need to update your contact details?
It is important that your contact details remain up to date throughout the settlement administration. If your contact details change, you can update them here.
If you have elected to receive hard copy correspondence only, and/or you do not have a current email address or mobile phone number associated with your registration, we encourage you provide those details to us here. Please see the FAQ below for further information.
What is the settlement administration process, and how did we get here?
Settlement administration is a term used to describe the process of assessing claims and distributing settlement money to Eligible Group Members. It typically occurs after a matter goes to trial, or the defendant and plaintiff reach a settlement agreement prior to trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
The AAI & MTA Add-On Insurance Class Action was commenced on behalf of the plaintiffs and persons who purchased one or more of the following AAI Limited, TAL Life Limited or MTA Insurance Pty Ltd add-on insurance policies 1 May 2006 and 30 June 2018 at or around the time they purchased a vehicle from a dealership:
- loan protection insurance issued by AAI, SLSL or MTAI;
- equity or equity plus insurance issued by AAI or MTAI;
- cash benefit insurance issued by AAI or MTAI
- extended vehicle warranty insurance issued by AAI or MTAI; or
- tyre and rim Insurance issued by AAI or MTAI.
The class action sought damages to compensate each group member.
All Eligible Group Members who participate in the settlement administration must:
- Answer all questions truthfully, and to the best of your knowledge, accurately;
- Ensure that your contact information is up to date and notify us of any changes; and
- Respond to all communication requests from us (as Scheme Administrator) – including activities, emails and text prompts – within the timeframes and/or due dates provided in the communication.
At this stage, we estimate Notices will be sent in mid-2026.
We hope to commence making payments in mid-2026. This is an estimate only, and it may take more time.
During the settlement administration, the settlement sum will be placed into an interest-bearing bank account. Any interest accrued forms part of the settlement sum.
The interest will firstly be used to pay settlement administration costs. Any remaining interest will be managed and distributed to eligible group members in accordance with the SDS.
We will not be able to estimate payments until all assessments have been completed.
We need to work on the claims made by over 44,000 Eligible Group Members to consolidate their Claim Data and conduct their assessments.
We can’t start making payments until all claims have been assessed.
Please do not send us your bank details. We will tell you when and how you can provide your bank details later in the settlement administration, in a safe and secure way.
Under the SDS, the claim data (being the information obtained from AAI about the products purchased by each eligible group member) is treated as final and binding. This means that eligible group members are unable to review their claim data. In very limited circumstances, an eligible group member may be able to request an amendment to their claim data – whether the amendment is accepted is at the discretion of the scheme administrator.
Under the Scheme, the loss assessments and pro-rata distribution based on the loss assessments are final and binding, as they are calculated using a mathematical formula (which was approved by the Court) based on the claim data. This means that eligible group members are unable to review their loss assessment. In very limited circumstances, the scheme administrator may exercise its discretion and vary an assessment or distribution amount in the unlikely event that an abject error is identified.
If you received an email, text message or postal notice from Maurice Blackburn about this class action between 29 April and 6 May 2025, you have registered. You should also have received a confirmation email from aai_addonclassaction@mauriceblackburn.com.au at the time you submitted your registration.
The Court made orders permitting all people who registered up to and including 30 June 2025 to participate in the settlement. We have notified late registrants of the Court’s orders.
To progress with the settlement, we are not able to accept any further late registration requests. This was a Court ordered deadline, and Maurice Blackburn does not have the discretion to accept registrations after this time.
To update your contact details in relation to the AAI & MTA class action, please fill out the webform available here. Once you have submitted the form, you do not need to do anything else to update your details.
There will be several steps you will be requested to take in relation to the assessment of your claim/s, including (but not limited to) confirming claim data details, reviewing assessment notices, and providing bank account details. These processes will be carried out electronically, using a secure and specialist digital platform tailored for claim assessment and settlement distribution.
If you do not provide an email address, your claim/s may be delayed through each stage of the administration as all correspondence will need to be via hard copy mail. It also means that we have no other way to contact you if your hard copy mail is not delivered to you.
We strongly encourage you to provide an email address and a mobile number using the webform available here.