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May
13
Product Liability – The Other Half
What is General Liability? A standard General Liability Policy will provide two sections of cover, public liability and product liability. From these two sections a liability policy will cover compensation for third parties for any personal injury, property damage and advertising injury. The two sections are very different to each...

May
01
Welcome to the Team | Veronica Casey
We are always looking for new talent to join our growing team here at Berkley Insurance Australia even in this new remote working environment. Our onboarding process is really important to us and we work hard to ensure our new teammates feel informed, trained and welcomed to the BIA family. ...

Apr
29
Product Recall Expenses Extension
What is it? Product Recall Expenses can be an extension on a Public and Products Liability (also known as Broadform or General Liability) policy. Whilst many businesses mitigate their risk in the event a product actually occasions bodily injury or property damage, there can be expensive repercussions for a business...

Apr
16
Design & Construct vs Standard Professional Indemnity
Design & Construct (D&C) vs standard Professional Indemnity Insurance- who needs what? Professional Indemnity Insurance is no longer just for traditional professionals like Accountants, Solicitors, Consulting Engineers and Architects. Today, many other entities need Professional Indemnity insurance and standard PI policies are not suitable. Berkley Insurance Australia’s specialised Design and...

Apr
15
Meet The Team | Suzy Ljubic
Suzy has been Underwriting insurance for the past 13 years focusing on Professional Indemnity, Medical Malpractice, IT Liability, Management Liability and Associations Liability. After completing a bachelor in business Suzy began her career in the insurance industry in an admin role at QBE, her passion for problem solving and building...

Apr
13
A word from our brokers – Tina Beznec
Account Manager Tina Beznec from Trades Insurance discusses the automation of General Liability quotes on the Steadfast SVU. Before SVU Tina did a lot of manual quotes and found sending the client a proposal was time consuming. Since using SVU for General Liability Tina says "Getting quotes to clients quicker has increased our...

Apr
03
Meet The Team | Darren Ma
Meet Darren Ma our Chief Actuary in the Asia Pacific region. Darren has garnered a broad range of experience across insurance, reinsurance, operations, actuarial, risk, and capital. He currently addresses financial risk in both the Insurance and Reinsurance segments for Berkley in the Asia Pacific region. He started his training...

Mar
30
Working from Home has Become our New Norm
Working from home has become the new norm, especially in the last few weeks. While Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) is all about ‘people’ and ‘relationships,’ we also understand this remote trend and is changing the way we do business. A perfect example of this is the automation of General Liability...

Mar
23
Berkley Insurance Australia is a Finalist for Insurance In-House Team of the Year 2020
Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) Australia’s specialist Insurer has been recognised for its dedication to service by the prestigious Australasian Law Awards 2020. Their expert claims team has been selected as a finalist for the Insurance In-House Team of the Year. The Australasian Law Awards has been a tradition within the...