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Berkley Insurance Australia won Insurance Business Insurer of the Year 2021
May 25

Berkley Insurance Australia wins Insurer of the Year – 2021

At Berkley Insurance Australia, we are thrilled to be recognised by the industry in achieving an outstanding 10 awards, including Insurer of the Year 2021, at the Insurance Business Brokers on Insurers Awards. In addition to winning the NIBA General Insurer of the Year Award for 2020 last year, to...
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May 03

Design & Construct Professional Indemnity Insurance | What it really covers

Senior Underwriter Valerie Keown discusses how Design & Construct Professional Indemnity Insurance (or D&C cover) is often confused by those who do not deal with the product every day. Whilst D&C cover is a financial lines-based class of business the traditional requirement of “fee for advice” does not apply. Many...
Run-off Policy (Are you covered)
Apr 07

Run-Off Insurance – How Long is Long Enough?

Claims Made insurance policies only respond to claims made against an Insured during the policy period.  Once the policy expires, no future claims can be made under the policy, even though the act giving rise to the claim may have occurred during the policy period.  Why do you need a...
Accountant Professional Indemnity Insurance (A person sitting in front of his computer and call people)
Mar 30

Risk Management – Professional Indemnity Insurance for Accountants

Why do Accountants need PI? If you’re a Public Practice Accountant, then it’s likely that at least on one occasion you have woken up during the night drenched in sweat, wondering if that nightmare about miscalculating your client’s tax return really happened. Sound familiar? Accounting firms are fast-paced, high-pressured environments...
Employment Practice Liability (EPL)
Mar 05

Employment Practice Liability under Management Liability Cover

Employment issues have become a key concern for business owners. This is because employers can be held liable for the decisions they make regarding employment, promotion and dismissal, the procedures they follow and the type of working environment provided for employees. Mistakes, oversights and miscommunication can happen even in well-run...
Why you need professional Indemnity(Two People discussing the paper in front of them)
Feb 25

Risk Management | Why is Professional Indemnity Insurance so important?

Risk Management for when you get it wrong. If your business provides professional advice or services to clients, then you’re most probably aware of Professional Indemnity Insurance. Professional Negligence – What happens when you give the wrong advice? Many mistakes are quite minor in nature and can be easily rectified....
SCTP Platform (robotic arm touching a heart)
Feb 18

Steadfast SCTP is the leading platform for General Liability

Berkley Insurance Australia joined the Steadfast SCTP over 12 months ago now and the take-up from brokers has been better than expected. The SCTP is an online automated underwriting platform where brokers can obtain quotes from a range of Insurers for different product lines.  Kirsty Owens, BIA’s National Portfolio Manager...
Product Liability Exposures for Online Retailers (women checking the product she had brought online)
Feb 04

Product Liability Exposures for Online Retailers

With easy access for consumers via online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay, reduced overheads, and a wider market and customer base, sellers are continuing to move to online sales of their products. There are however some disadvantages, these include aspects such as website costs, e-commerce laws, security and fraud,...
Employee Theft
Jan 18

Risk Management | Employee Theft and how to avoid it

Here’s some great risk management tips that all businesses need Surely the thought has flashed across the minds of most business owners at one time or another. What would I do if I discovered that one of my employees had been stealing from me? How would I confront them? What...
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