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Multimillion-dollar icare contracts were awarded in 'sham tender'

Multimillion-dollar icare contracts were awarded in 'sham tender'

The tender process to build a claims and billing platform for icare’s workers compensation scheme took less than three weeks.

  • by Adele Ferguson

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'Too much spin': icare board papers reveal business is a 'shambles'
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'Too much spin': icare board papers reveal business is a 'shambles'

The inner workings of scandal-ridden icare’s board read like an insiders club, where bad news was buried and directors were being spun by management.

  • by Adele Ferguson
icare has spent more than $8 million with one executive recruiter
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icare has spent more than $8 million with one executive recruiter

The troubled public insurer paid a head-hunting firm more than $8 million for its services, including a $7.23 million contract that breached NSW government procurement guidelines.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Perrottet's staffer hired under a 'sham arrangement'
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Perrottet's staffer hired under a 'sham arrangement'

A former US Republican political staffer hired to work for NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet cost government insurer icare at least $700,000 in wages despite barely working for the agency.

  • by Adele Ferguson
NSW Labor to introduce bill to end bonuses for icare executives
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NSW Labor to introduce bill to end bonuses for icare executives

The top eight executives at the embattled state insurance agency enjoyed $8 million in combined salary and bonuses in two years.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Icare staff got tickets to Buble concert, flights and shopping vouchers
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Icare staff got tickets to Buble concert, flights and shopping vouchers

Senior staff at the besieged state insurer accepted gifts worth about $65,000 since 2015 from major contractors, including Capgemini, PwC and KPMG, documents show.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
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Link drawn into icare drama as new CEO takes reins
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Link drawn into icare drama as new CEO takes reins

A whistleblower claims former icare chief executive and new Link CEO Vivek Bhatia belittled and intimidated him when he raised compliance concerns.

  • by Adele Ferguson
Employment of icare staffers in Treasurer's office unlawful: hearing
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Employment of icare staffers in Treasurer's office unlawful: hearing

The secondment of two key staffers from embattled public insurance giant icare, which forced the resignation of the NSW Treasurer's most senior adviser, was unlawful, according to a committee hearing.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Former NSW Labor leader to chair troubled public insurer
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Former NSW Labor leader to chair troubled public insurer

Former NSW Labor leader John Robertson will be tasked with overhauling the state's troubled insurer icare.

  • by Alexandra Smith
Icare awards $18m in contracts to firm with extensive Liberal Party ties
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Icare awards $18m in contracts to firm with extensive Liberal Party ties

ASX-listed IVE Group, run by former NSW Liberal Party president Geoff Selig, picked up work from scandal-ridden icare that never went to tender.

  • by Adele Ferguson
Who else needs to scream before real change happens at icare?
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Who else needs to scream before real change happens at icare?

The scandal-ridden icare was in turmoil on Friday as it scrambled to announce the sudden departure of its second most senior executive.

  • by Adele Ferguson