Community Underwriting Continues to Empower Communities in 2024

Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) is delighted to highlight the achievements of its business partner, Community Underwriting, in their 2024 Small Grants Program. This program is a testament to their collaborative approach in supporting the Not-for-Profit sector, demonstrating how strategic partnerships can create meaningful impacts in communities.

Community Underwriting’s unique business model allocates 5% of their annual surplus to clients that have renewed their insurances with Community Underwriting. BIA provides additional contributions to support Community Underwriting to respond to a greater number of worthy projects each year.

In the 11th year of the Grants Program, Community Underwriting have assisted with 70 terrific projects across the sector, up from 52 in 2023. These initiatives include:

•            Road Ready Initiative: Empowering at-risk youth by helping them achieve their learner driving hours and develop critical road safety skills.

•            Beagle Rescue Victoria: Installing cameras to improve animal care and rehabilitation.

•            Cook + Connect: Providing cooking skills and social connection for people with disabilities.

•            Let’s Do Death Differently: A community event to raise awareness about palliative care and bereavement.

•            Dance Scholarships: Supporting regional talent in musical theatre.

•            Stronger Starts for Students and Parents: Helping families with back-to-school transitions.

•            Feed & Flourish: Supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Sydney.

•            Girls in School Kits: Providing essentials for students in Sierra Leone.

•            Emergency Hospital Packs: Supplying essentials to Gold Coast hospitals.

•            Community Billboard: Promoting services for people with low vision and blindness.

•            Native Bee Education: Educating about native bees and their habitats.

•            Youth Camp: Upskilling young lifesavers.

•            Domestic Violence Support: Funding quick-response lock changes for safety.

Since Community Underwriting commenced operations in 2014, more than $10 million has been donated through the NFP shareholders and the Small Grants Program to their clients in the Not-for-Profit sector. This achievement reflects their ongoing commitment to reinvesting our clients’ insurance dollars back into the community.