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About Claims Handling AFSL Licence Search

Search the claims handling AFSL register — AFSL holders authorised for claims handling and settling services. Check AFSL number, status, ABN, ACN and conditions.

Use this claims handling AFSL search to find Australian Financial Services Licence holders authorised for claims handling activities. Look up a claims handling licensee by company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to each claims handling AFSL.

Every record in the claims handling register below is drawn from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. For high-stakes verification, also confirm details on ASIC Connect.

What is a claims handling AFSL?

A claims handling AFSL is an Australian Financial Services Licence that ASIC has authorised to provide financial services in relation to claims handling and settling services for insurance and other regulated financial products. The claims handling register listed here shows every AFSL holder authorised for claims handling activities, with the AFSL number, registered state, status and licence conditions visible on each record.

What a claims handling licence covers

A claims handling AFSL typically covers providing claims handling or settling services as a financial service, including assessment, negotiation and decisioning of claims. The exact authorisations on any specific claims handling licence are set out in the AFSL conditions — open a record to review them in full.

Who typically holds a claims handling AFSL

insurer claims teams, third-party claims administrators, loss assessors and AFSL-authorised representatives are the most common claims handling AFSL holders. Authorised representatives operating under those licensees also appear in the AFS Representatives register and can be looked up alongside their licensee.

Who needs a claims handling AFSL

Since 1 January 2022, providing claims handling and settling services in Australia is a financial service and requires a claims handling AFSL with the relevant authorisation.

How to use this claims handling AFSL search

Every row in the claims handling register below is a clickable claims handling AFSL record. You can refine the claims handling AFSL search by state, paginate through the results, or open a licensee detail page to see the full claims handling licence record.

Search by claims handling licensee name

Type the business name into the global AFSL search box to run a claims handling licensee lookup across the AFSL register and any matching credit, DCE or remittance records held by the same entity.

Search by AFSL number, ABN or ACN

If you already have a claims handling licensee's AFSL number, ABN or ACN, the global search box accepts all four identifiers and resolves to the matching claims handling AFSL record. Useful for verifying a claims handling AFSL by its unique number.

Filter the claims handling register by state

Use the state filter above the table to narrow the claims handling AFSL register to a specific Australian jurisdiction — handy when you need a claims handling licensee that operates in a particular state or territory.

About the claims handling register data

This claims handling AFSL register is sourced from the public ASIC AFSL dataset and refreshed monthly. The footer of every page shows the latest data refresh date applied across the whole site.

Source and refresh of the claims handling register

Claims Handling data is normalised from the public ASIC AFSL register. Licence status, conditions and authorisations are mirrored as ASIC publishes them — we do not edit or override regulator decisions on any claims handling AFSL.

Officially verifying a claims handling AFSL

For any high-stakes confirmation of a claims handling AFSL — onboarding, KYC, counterparty checks — always verify on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search is an independent lookup tool and is not the official claims handling register.

Monitor a claims handling AFSL for changes

Subscribe to free monitoring to receive an email when a claims handling AFSL is granted, suspended, varied or cancelled. Useful for compliance teams, brokers and counterparties tracking claims handling licensees over time.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check a claims handling AFSL?

Enter the company name, AFSL number, ABN or ACN of the claims handling licensee into the search box, open the matching record, and review the licence status, conditions and authorisations attached to that claims handling AFSL.

Who needs a claims handling AFSL in Australia?

Since 1 January 2022, providing claims handling and settling services in Australia is a financial service and requires a claims handling AFSL with the relevant authorisation.

What activities does a claims handling AFSL cover?

A claims handling AFSL covers providing claims handling or settling services as a financial service, including assessment, negotiation and decisioning of claims. The exact authorisations vary by licensee — open a claims handling AFSL record to see the conditions specific to that licensee.

How often is the claims handling AFSL register updated?

The claims handling register data shown here is refreshed monthly from the public ASIC AFSL dataset. For real-time alerts on a claims handling AFSL status change, subscribe to free monitoring on this site.

Where can I officially verify a claims handling AFSL?

The official source is the ASIC AFSL register on ASIC Connect. AFSL Search mirrors that data for convenience and faster claims handling search, but is not the official regulator.