Engaging an approved insurer

You can obtain insurance cover from any of the insurers approved by WorkCover WA and the Minister to provide workers’ compensation insurance. You can shop around to get the best policy for your business.

You may find it beneficial to use an insurance broker to negotiate with an insurer on your behalf.

Approved insurers
See the table below for insurance companies approved to provide workers’ compensation insurance in Western Australia.

Insurer Name Address Phone No
ALLIANZ AUSTRALIA INSURANCE LTD Level 10 Brookfield Place, 125 St George’s Terrace PERTH WA 6000 1300 130 664
CATHOLIC CHURCH INSURANCES LTD Level 1, 61 Fitzgerald Street
NORTHBRIDGE WA 6003		 1300 655 001
or 9421 6000
AAI LIMITED T/AS GIO 2nd Floor Suite 9 66 St Georges Tce PERTH WA 6000 9320 3600
or 13 10 10
GUILD INSURANCE LTD Level 6, 5 Mill Street PERTH WA 6000 9368 8600
INSURANCE AUST. LTD T/AS CGU WORKERS COMPENSATION 46 Colin St WEST PERTH WA 6005 1300 307 952
or 9264 2933
QBE INSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD Level 16, 200 St Georges Tce PERTH GPO WA 6000 9213 6100
WFI INSURANCE Level 20, 221 St Georges Tce PERTH WA 6000 1300 934 934
ZURICH AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE LTD 66 Kings Park Rd WEST PERTH WA 6005 9261 1599
Insurance Covering WA State Government Workers
INSURANCE COMMISSION OF WA 13th Floor, The Forrest Centre, 221 St George’s Terrace PERTH WA 6005 9264 3333
Approved self-insurers
Individual employers that have met the criteria to manage the workers’ compensation of their own employees are known as ‘exempt’ or ‘self-insurers’.

For information on how to become an approved self-insurer contact WorkCover WA’s Advice and Assistance on 1300 794 744.

The list of self-insurers is available on the Self-insurers page.

Utilising an insurance broker
It may be beneficial to use an insurance broker to negotiate a workers’ compensation policy with an insurer on your behalf.

Insurance brokers don’t have a legislated role in the Act. However, their operations are guided by an Insurance Brokers’ Code of Practice which was developed collaboratively by WorkCover WA and the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) to provide clear guidelines for brokers operating within the workers’ compensation system. To view a PDF of the Insurance Brokers’ Code of Practice, see the Insurance brokers section.

NIBA also provide a service to assist people to find a NIBA qualified broker at www.needabroker.com.au.