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Adele Halfpenny

Stuck in a Lift with an Underwriter | Adele Halfpenny

Tell us a bit about being an Underwriter? It’s fulfilling in numerous ways. You have the analytical side of reviewing a risk, as well as the more personable customer service/relationship building side of catching up with and negotiating with Brokers. No day is the same and I’m really enjoying the...
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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...
Paul Bleakley

Meet Our Team | Paul Bleakley

Paul has been in the insurance sector for 28 years and has held varied positions across multiple international insurers in Australia.  Starting his career as a broker he understands firsthand what the client expects from an insurer and used this knowledge to progress into underwriting and national management roles. We...
Steve Taylor

Stuck in a lift with an Underwriter | Steve Taylor

We are pleased to welcome a new addition to our Melbourne underwriting team Steve Taylor. Coming from a strong broking background his experience and understanding of our clients is an asset to our group specialised underwriters. We are enjoying getting to know about Steve and hope you will too! Tell...
Run-off Policy (Are you covered)

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)

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...
Nerida Kearney

Meet Our Local Team | Nerida Kearney

Tell us a bit about being a BSO?  Well, I’m one of two BSO’s for the Brisbane office. Being a BSO is interesting as we see so many different queries & submissions.  There is a diverse range of applicants with their differing businesses. Some are really quite interesting & some...
Need more capacity as the market is hardening?

Insurance Market Continues to Harden with Capacity Dropping

As the market continues to harden one of the responses of many insurers is to reduce their capacity limit available on risks. Some insurers reduce their capacity from $20M to $10M or from $10M to $5M. This can cause additional work for brokers as they need to seek excess insurers...
Employment Practice Liability (EPL)

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...