The old rule of storytelling is show don’t tell. We’d like to show you what we’ve achieved for our members.
As a member-owned health insurer, we think it’s important to demonstrate what we’re doing for our members. We value independent analysis and we benchmark ourselves against the best.
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2023
2023 Australian Service Excellence Awards
We're pleased to announce our success at the 2023 Australian Service Excellence Awards. Yvonne Newnes, our outstanding customer service representative, was named ‘Winner’ in the ‘Customer Service Advocate of the Year’ category.
Yvonne's award is a testament to the heart of Peoplecare Health Insurance and the individuals who shape its customer service culture, with Peoplecare also receiving a ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Customer Service Organisation of the Year – Medium Business’ category.
97% Member Satisfaction
Peoplecare reached a six-year high of 97% member satisfaction in the 2023 Member Satisfaction Survey by Discovery Research.
The result rose one percentage point from last year’s 96% member satisfaction and sees Peoplecare maintain its number 1 rating of the 10 participating health insurers in two categories:
- mobile app experience and claiming
- claiming online and offline
We also received our best-ever results in a range of categories such as:
- reliability
- integrity
- personal service
- friendliness
- member focus
- being easy to deal with
- How did we do it?
The key to this result is you. We take your feedback each year and use it to improve.
As a not-for-profit health insurer, members are our focus. Not only were we able to return $9 million in our second Member Giveback at the end of last year, but we’ve also started acting on your ongoing feedback to make our premiums more competitive and we’re looking at ways to give you more value and benefits on your extras cover.
2022
96.2% Member Satisfaction
It feels good to be back in familiar territory with a huge 96.2% member satisfaction score.
Better still, we were the number 1 health fund for:
- mobile app experience & claiming
- claiming online and offline
- ease of finding information on our website
We’re proud that we’re making your health cover easier to manage with the best app in the business, best claiming and the easiest to find member information. And we’re not done yet. We’ve got plenty of useful updates coming your way this year.
2021
94.9% Member Satisfaction
It was another tough year for our members. Despite the times, we earned a high 94.9% member satisfaction result. For us though, we knew we could do better and took the result as a push to redouble our efforts for our lovely members.
2020
96% Member Satisfaction
Through challenging times it’s the most rewarding year to continue with a massive 96% member satisfaction score. The only way to continue keeping our members satisfied is to keep responding to change by putting our members’ interests first. As a not-for-profit health fund, we don’t have any shareholders getting in the way of your benefits.
White Ribbon Australia
Peoplecare are proud to have achieved White Ribbon accreditation. With a zero tolerance of violence towards men and women, we are providing essential education for all employees on the support that exists for victims of domestic violence.
The White Ribbon Australia Workplace Accreditation program has helped Peoplecare to implement practices to prevent and respond to domestic violence.
As a White Ribbon accredited workplace, Peoplecare will continue to raise awareness around the issue of violence against women and men; establish active steps to prevent and respond to domestic violence and create a strong culture of respect, integrity and gender equality.
New name, same best employer
Aon Best Employer rebranded to Kincentric and once again we took out Best Employer status as we have every year since we first attained it in 2017.
2019
Aon Best Employer
Peoplecare was one of only 12 organisations across Australia and New Zealand to make the coveted list as an Aon Best Employer.
HR Awards, Finalist, Best Change Management Strategy
Big health reforms meant big changes. We got to the finals with our massive employee training in the lead up to the big changes so that our members would be dealing with some of the best trained and informed employees in the game.
96% Member Satisfaction
Another year, another fantastic 96% member satisfaction. If our members are happy, we’re happy. The secret to our success is our internal team that continuously cuts red tape for members to make things easier. We take the hassle out of health cover so that you can get on with your busy life.
2018
96% Member Satisfaction
Thank you to all of you who participated in our annual survey and let us know how to improve. We had just over 2200 members take part.
The good news is that we’re still sitting on a staggering 96% member satisfaction rating.
How did we do it?
The key to this result is you. We take your feedback each year and making sure that we make any possible improvements you’ve suggested. We hope that you enjoy the benefits.
Aon Best Employer
We’re excited that Peoplecare is an Aon Best Employer for the second time this year, one of only 15 organisations across Australia and New Zealand. Peoplecare first made Aon Best Employer status in 2017.
Why does it matter to our members?
Aon Best Employers outperform on employee engagement, senior leadership and employee turnover (the latter by 33%*). So, Peoplecarers who care, leaders who lead effectively and experts who stay for your benefit – there just might be something in this for you.
Peoplecare is a fabulous place to work and it’s pleasing to see that there are other organisations out there making their employees and customers happy.
*Source: Aon
HR Awards, Finalist, Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)
On the back of our first and then second Aon Best Employer status, we made the list for the not-for-profit Employer of Choice at the HR Awards. We love making those finals but we’re still pining for that elusive winners trophy.
HR Awards, Finalist, Best Health & Wellbeing Program
Mental health rightly is coming to the forefront of our thinking both at work and at home. That’s why we went further to provide a workplace that not only provides deeper and more meaningful ongoing mental health support but also provides tools for Peoplecarers to actively build mental resilience. We’ve got great help for our members for mental health, so it is only natural to extend care to our own employees.
2017
Net Supporter Score nears double the industry average
Peoplecare topped all Australian open health funds in the prestigious IPSOS customer satisfaction rating for the third consecutive time.
The results come from the Ipsos Health Care and Insurance Australia 2017 report which surveyed more than 14,000 Australians. Our Net Supporters score (a simpler measure of customer satisfaction than the Net Promoter Score) of 69% is nearly double the industry average of 35%.
In short, this score means that our members gave us the highest ranking of all the open health funds in Australia for how satisfied they are with us. This includes our customer service, fast claims and how happy they are with our products. As a member-owned, not for profit health fund, our focus on our members is clear. We put our success down to the words we live by: personal is best.
IPSOS Number 1 call centre
Peoplecare is the #1 call centre* of all the health funds in Australia that were included in the 2019.
We're proud of our experts on the phones, the voices of Peoplecare.
*Ipsos Health Care and Insurance Australia 2017
Aon Best Employer
Peoplecare is the first ever health fund to be recognised as an employer of choice, ranked as one of the 16 leading Australian and New Zealand organisations in the Aon Best Employer list for 2017.
Peoplecare were ranked as one of the 16 leading Australian and New Zealand organisations on the Aon Best Employer list for 2017.
This recognition means we're now officially up there with places like Nova Entertainment and SEEK Limited.
Aon Best Employers is a program run annually by Aon Hewitt to recognise an elite group of organisations with high employee engagement, effective leadership and a high-performance culture. And we're the first Australian health insurer to be accredited.
So how did we create this special award-winning work environment?
Our philosophy here is ‘personal is best’ and we work hard to make sure our Peoplecarers have access flexible working conditions, leadership programs and a robust mental health program.
Our Head of People, Culture & Capability, Maree, says appearing on the coveted list of employers not only validates Peoplecare as an employer of choice, but it’s also great news for you guys: our members.
“This recognition also provides our members with confidence that Peoplecare is an organisation that invests in the people that are servicing and helping our members often during difficult times in their life. We have a high-performance culture and that is undoubtedly reflected in the way we help our members, deliver exceptional customer service and be a secure, financially healthy organisation,” Ms. Morgan-Monk says.
2016
IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards
- Winner: Business of the Year
- Winner: Excellence in Business
- Winner: Excellence in Business Ethics
- Winner: Employer of Choice
Peoplecare were finalists in the 3 categories we entered in at the 2016 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards – Excellence in Business, Excellence in Business Ethics and Employer of Choice. Not only were we finalists, but we won all 3 categories and to boot, we also won the 2016 IMB Bank Illawarra Business of the Year – This made us finalists in the NSW Business Chamber of the Year Awards!
97% Member Satisfaction
A staggering 97% of the 2,788 members who took part in the 2016 Member Satisfaction Survey told us they’re satisfied with the service from Peoplecare.
#1 open health fund for Net Promoter Score (NPS)
We received strong independent ranking from the biennial survey, being awarded #1 open health fund for Net Promoter Score (NPS) for the second time.
3 CHOICE Recommended Products
For the 10th time running, Peoplecare were named by CHOICE as having 3 products listed in their health insurance evaluation best value products of 2016! They are Basic Hospital, Premium Hospital – nil excess & Basic Extras.
2015
#1 open health fund for Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Peoplecare received the highest score of all health funds across the country in the IPSOS Healthcare and Insurance Australia 2015 Report. Peoplecare was awarded the top Net Promoter Score (NPS) with a score of 84 – almost double the industry average of 43. NPS is universally accepted as the most common measure of customer satisfaction and loyalty between a business and its customers.
Finalists at the Australian HR Awards
Peoplecare was a national finalist for Best Workplace Flexibility Program Award and Employer of Choice (Public Sector and Not-for-Profit) Award at the Australian HR Awards.
94.9% Member Satisfaction
94.9% of the 1,134 members who participated in the 2015 Member Satisfaction Survey indicated they were satisfied with Peoplecare.
2014
Smart Investor's #1 open health fund in Australia
The Australian Financial Review’s Smart Investor December 2014 magazine’s “Australia’s ten best private health funds” article names Peoplecare as the #1 open health fund in Australia! We’re thrilled with the result.
95.5% Member Satisfaction
Peoplecare have completed their annual Member Satisfaction Survey with more outstanding results. 95.5% of the 1,302 members who took part in the survey said that they’re happy with their cover and service from Peoplecare.
2013
CEO awarded the Member of the Order of Australia
Our Peoplecare CEO, Michael Bassingthwaighte, has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal this 2013 Queen's Birthday Weekend for his “significant service to the private health insurance industry and the community of the Illawarra region”. Our Peoplecarers are super-excited that the rest of Australia has recognised what we already know! They couldn't have picked a more well-deserving person and we're so proud of Michael. Read the full article here.
Head of People & Culture named Australian Human Resources Manager of the Year
Peoplecare is excited to announce that their Head of People & Culture, Maree Morgan-Monk, has been recognised as Australia’s HR Manager of the Year for 2013.
- #1 Customer Service
- #1 Call Centre Service
- #1 Online Member Engagement
- #1 Net Promoter Score
In the 2013 IPSOS survey, Peoplecare once again demonstrated its high level of customer service by taking out the open health funds #1 rank not just for Customer Service, but also Call Centre Service, Online Member Engagement, and Net Promoter Score.
2011
Peoplecare Rebrand Wins Global Award
Peoplecare’s recent rebrand has won a merit award in the prestigious 2011 REBRAND 100 Global Awards.
Launched in August last year and developed by leading branding agency Principals, our distinctive new look is fresh, cheeky and personal and stands apart from its competitors in the marketplace.
The REBRAND 100 Global Awards are the highest worldwide recognition a rebranding project can achieve. The Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of international business, marketing and design executives, with the ultimate goal of showcasing the most effective brand transformations to the world.
The 2011 Awards were open to any rebrand launched anywhere in the world between January 2008 and September 2010. The rebrand could have been an enterprise-wide initiative, a single component of a brand, or a brand extension. Global organisations, Fortune 50 corporations, small businesses, accomplished entrepreneurs, respected non-profit organisations, cities, and renowned universities from around the world are regularly represented amongst award winners.
2010
2010 Illawarra Business Awards
We're thrilled to be multiple award-winners at the 2010 Illawarra Business Awards on 12 November.
- Winner - Business of the Year 2010
- Winner - Business Person of the Year (Michael Bassingthwaighte, Peoplecare CEO)
- Winner - Professional & Commercial Services
- Highly Commended - Customer Service
- Finalist - Retail & Personal Services
A huge thank you to our Peoplecarers for their efforts to make Peoplecare such a success.
Choice 2010 Health Insurance Survey
Peoplecare products have been evaluated by independent parties and for more information about how we performed in the CHOICE 2010 Health Insurance survey.
2009
Peoplecare achieves highest customer service rating in 2009 IPSOS Survey
A comprehensive industry survey of 5,555 health fund members conducted by IPSOS in 2009 highlighted Peoplecare’s performance with the highest customer service rating in the history of the survey. Peoplecare customer service ranking was way ahead of the other participating funds and IPSOS says “Peoplecare’s performance is truly exceptional… Peoplecare has set a record that will be hard to match, but shows what can be done.”
Peoplecare ranked in nation's top health funds
Peoplecare Health Insurance has been ranked as one of the best health funds in Australia by Australian Financial Review's Smart Investor Magazine in their annual health fund survey; firmly establishing that a smaller fund can out-perform some of the largest health funds in Australia.
AFR's Smart Investor featured Peoplecare as their lead story in the June 2009 article, which evaluated over 1,000 Australian health fund policies. The final instalment of their 2009 private health insurance comparison was released in June 2009 and has placed Peoplecare as one of the top 7 health funds in the country!
With its products recommended in an incredible 12 different categories of the AFR report, Peoplecare was showcased as an example of a smaller health fund providing high value health cover to their members.
Peoplecare's CEO Michael Bassingthwaighte is proud and delighted with the recognition from AFR.
"We always strive to keep our products competitive and provide an exceptional value proposition for our members, but it's wonderful to have this independent recognition of the value of our health cover", said Michael. "This is solid proof that as a smaller, not-for-profit company we can be competitive at the national level, while remaining focused on our local community".
Peoplecare were also featured on the Today Show in May 2009, as one of the 3 best value health funds for family cover in Australia.
2008
Peoplecare shines in 2008 Illawarra Business Awards
Peoplecare is proud of our recent success at the 2008 Illawarra Business Awards:
- Winner - Business of the Year 2008
- Winner - Retail and Personal Services
- Finalist - Business Person of the Year (Michael Bassingthwaighte)
- Finalist - Customer Service
CEO recognised as 2008 Illawarra Boss of the Year
Peoplecare's CEO, Michael Bassingthwaighte, has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Illawarra Boss of the Year. Peoplecarers celebrated with morning tea and their own presentation at Peoplecare headquarters.
2007
Peoplecare recognised in 2007 Illawarra Business Awards
Peoplecare is proud of our success at the 2007 Illawarra Business Awards:
- Winner - Innovation Category
- Finalist - Customer Service
- Finalist - Business Person of the Year (Michael Bassingthwaighte)
- Finalist - Health & Community Services