AFS Licensing for General Insurance

We help you obtain, vary and maintain the right AFSL authorisations for your general insurance business (including managing the ASIC portal process and responsible manager changes). It’s a practical, GI-specialist licensing service aimed at getting to the right regulatory outcome efficiently and defensibly.

General insurance specialist

Our specialisation enables us to understand and support your business and tailor your licence application to meet regulatory requirements. Whether you are local or based overseas we assist you to understand Australian requirements.

Personalised service

Paul Muir personally works with you and your team. Paul is recognised as a leading compliance specialist in general insurance in Australia

From appointment to licence issued

We are by your side throughout the entire process from preparing the submission, to lodgement, to responding to ASIC requisitions, to licence issuance and if needed, implementation.

Timely outcomes and efficiency

You enjoy the benefits of our deep general insurance industry and licensing knowledge. Cost-effective compared to a legal firm, with capacity to access specialist legal expertise for complex issues.

What Value Will You Get

Expertise you can trust

Paul Muir is recognised as a leading general insurance compliance specialist in Australia.

A Licence that meets your needs and requirements

We work with you to understand what you do and how you do it and ensure that your AFS Licence authorisations and conditions are relevant for your business to reduce downstream compliance failure and associated ‘reportable situations’.

A true partnership

Our general insurance expertise means not only do we understand your licence requirements, we understand your business.

Who Is It For

We support all firms across the general insurance sector who are required to hold an AFSL, including 

How It Works

Scope and gap check

We confirm your proposed businessmodel/distribution/claims services and the required AFSL authorisations/variations and RM changes  

Prepare submission

We compile and tailor your application or variation information for the ASIC licensing portal, reflecting GI-specific operations and competence

Lodge and manage process

We assist you to lodge via the regulatory portal and support you to respond to ASIC requisitions 

Close out and embed

We assist you to finalise the licence. When engaged, we assist you with any post-licence requirements.  

Ready to secure or vary your AFS Licence?

Let us handle the complexity of AFS licensing so you can focus on what you do best!