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title: "Claim against the insurer of a deregistered company"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insurance-law/claim-on-insurer-of-deregistered-company"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a22-claim-on-insurer-of-deregistered-company"
area_id: "A22"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A22-T20261018-3"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Claim against the insurer of a deregistered company

> Element checklist for Corporations Act 2001 section 601AG, where the company is deregistered. It does not cover insolvency without deregistration.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insurance-law/claim-on-insurer-of-deregistered-company  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Insurance Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insurance-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Red. You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a person may claim against the insurer of a company that has been deregistered. Do not use it because the company is in liquidation or under administration but still registered.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare a claim directly against the liability insurer of an insolvent or deregistered defendant](https://ailawframework.com/practice/insurance-law/prepare-a-claim-directly-against-the-liability-insurer-of-an-insolvent-o.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may enter the company name, ACN and the deregistration date from a search. It must not say that section 601AG is satisfied or draft the claim.

**AI may:**

- Enter the company name, ACN and any deregistration date printed on a company search in the file
- List the insurance contracts in the file and their periods
- Leave blank any element that is not in a document

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that the company had a liability to the person
- Must not decide that the contract covered that liability immediately before deregistration
- Must not draft the claim, the pleading or a letter of demand

**The lawyer checks:**

- The company search shows deregistration, not only external administration
- The amount claimed is an amount that was payable to the company under the contract
- Section 51 is not used as if it were section 601AG

## Authorities

- [Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) section 601AG](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s601ag.html)
- [Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) section 51, a different gateway, read so it is not confused with section 601AG](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A02944/latest)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/insurance-law/claim-on-insurer-of-deregistered-company and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*