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During July we are sending Estimated Distribution Notices in stages. Not all Eligible Group Members will receive them at the same time. See below on our website for more information.
All emails will be sent from donotreply@mauriceblackburn.com.au or addonclassaction@mauriceblackburn.com.au, and SMS will be sent from “MBLawyers”.
To avoid missing important communications, we recommend adding these email addresses as trusted contacts.
You can do this by:
- adding donotreply@mauriceblackburn.com.au and addonclassaction@mauriceblackburn.com.au to your email contacts or address book;
- checking your junk/spam folder if you are expecting a communication from us; and
- marking our emails as “Not junk” or “Not spam” if you find them in your junk folder.
Latest update
From 29 June 2026, we commenced sending out Estimated Distribution Notices to eligible group members by email and SMS.
Not all Registrants will receive them at the same time – if you have not received a notice from us yet, please do not contact us. Most notices will be sent out in mid-July 2026.
The first tranche of Estimated Distribution Notices has been sent to group members with an estimated compensation amount less than the minimum distribution threshold of $30. If you have received one of these Notices, then you will not receive a payment.
This minimum payment rule applies to all group members. If your assessed compensation amount is less than the minimum distribution threshold of $30, you will not receive a payment. This outcome cannot be reviewed. If your compensation assessment is more than $0 but less than $30, it will stay in the Distribution Sum to be paid to eligible group members. Maurice Blackburn does not keep these amounts, or any amount above the Court-approved costs. The Court approved this approach as fair and reasonable for all group members.
Emails and text messages from MB about the Allianz Class Action will come from addonclassaction@mauriceblackburn.com.au or donotreply@mauriceblackburn.com.au, and text messages will show as being from ‘MBLawyers’. Please save these email addresses as trusted contacts so you do not miss important updates.
We will update this webpage when the remaining Notices are sent. In the meantime, we kindly ask that you do not email us about this update, so our team can continue working through distribution of Notices.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Next steps in the settlement administration:
The remaining Estimated Distribution Notices will be sent out in July and will be sent out in stages. Please check this website for further information over the coming days.
If you receive an Estimated Distribution Notice saying you are entitled to a payment, you will need to follow the instructions in that notice about how to submit your bank details. Please do not email bank details to us – any email containing bank details will be deleted and the information will not be retained. More information will be available in your Notice.
After the deadline for submitting bank details has passed, we will need to complete important verification checks, including checks required by law. This means payments will not be made immediately. We estimate payments will be made in late 2026.
Contacting Maurice Blackburn
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 regularly, and we encourage you to bookmark this page so you can easily check for updates.
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 Allianz Add-On Insurance Class Action was commenced on behalf of the plaintiffs and persons who purchased one or more of the following Allianz add-on insurance policies between 1 June 2006 and 27 September 2021 at or around the time they purchased a vehicle from a dealership:
- loan protection insurance;
- motor equity Insurance (including purchase price insurance and value protect insurance);
- extended motor warranty insurance; or
- tyre and rim Insurance.
The class action sought damages to compensate each group member and/or recovery of the amount of the premiums mistakenly paid.
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.
We have now sent Estimated Distribution Notices to eligible group members.
We estimate payments will start in late 2026, but this timing may change.
Because there are around 170,000 people involved, not all payments will be made at the same time.
Before payments can be made, the Administrator must complete important checks, including checks required by law. These include checking that bank details are valid and that each eligible group member is not prevented from receiving this type of payment under Australian or international sanctions laws. This means payments cannot be made straight away. We are not able to speed up individual payments, but we will make payments as soon as we can. We kindly ask that you do not contact our team to request an earlier payment.
The compensation amount is different for each person and is calculated under the Court-approved Settlement Distribution Scheme. The calculation considers information such as your policy details and other relevant data, so that compensation can be distributed fairly among eligible group members. Estimated compensation amounts will vary depending on each person’s circumstances.
Your Estimated Distribution Notice will set out your individual estimated compensation amount. This amount is final and cannot be changed or reviewed.
Policies before 7 July 2014
Less compensation is available for policies entered into before 7 July 2014. This is because those claims carried greater legal risk, including the possibility that a limitation period may have prevented those claims from succeeding. The Court approved discounts for those claims as part of the loss formula in the Settlement Distribution Scheme. The Settlement Administrator cannot change this. Please check the Policy Date in the table in your Estimated Distribution Notice to see if this applies to you.
Final compensation amounts may differ
The amount paid to you may be different from your Estimated Distribution Amount if some eligible group members do not provide their bank details by the deadline. If that happens, their unpaid compensation will remain in the pool and may be distributed to eligible group members who provided their bank details on time. When we pay you, we will send you a remittance notice confirming your final payment amount.
We need to work on the claims made by over 180,000 Eligible Group Members to consolidate their Claim Data and conduct their assessments. We can’t start making payments until all claims have been assessed.
There are millions of rows of claim data and registrant data involved in our eligibility and compensation assessments. It is complex and time-consuming work, and it is important we get it right.
We estimated that the settlement administration will take approximately 12-18 months from settlement approval to complete. The settlement administration commenced in June 2025, once the appeal period for the settlement approval expired. We are on track to achieve this timeline.
The administration is conducted with the oversight of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The Administrator reports to the Court every 6 months on the progress of the Administration including costs incurred and distributions made.
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 Allianz 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 or text message from Maurice Blackburn about this class action between 14 and 23 January 2025, you have registered before the registration deadline. We also sent postal notices to a small amount of registered group members.
The deadline to register to participate in any pre-trial settlement for the Allianz Class Action passed on 15 July 2024 at 4pm (AEST). The Court allowed people who registered after the deadline up to and including 10 March 2025 to be included, and notices were sent to these individuals on 27 May 2025.
To update your contact details in relation to the Allianz 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.
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