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Identifying and Preventing Bookkeeping Fraud: Key Warning Signs and Detection Strategies
Bookkeeping fraud can lead to significant financial losses and damage a business's reputation. It's crucial for business owners and managers to recognise the warning signs of bookkeeping fraud and implement effective detection and prevention controls. This article outlines some of the warning signs of bookkeeping fraud and provides guidance on...
Berkley Insurance Australia Pledges Support to Red Tree Foundation – A SIDS and Kids SA Initiative
Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) is thrilled to announce its commitment to supporting the Red Tree Foundation – an initiative of SIDS and Kids South Australia – throughout 2025. The Red Tree Foundation plays a crucial role in assisting families affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child. Offering...
Professional Indemnity: Understanding Territorial Limits and Jurisdictional Limits
Professional Indemnity (PI) insurance is designed to cover insureds for their liability to pay compensation for errors and omissions that may arise in relation to professional services they provide. Where an insured provides professional services overseas, it is crucial to understand two key limits that are generally included in a...
Contract Insights – Proportionate Liability
The application or exclusion of proportionate liability regimes is an increasingly common contractual issue that Insureds, particularly in the construction industry, need to understand and deal with. In this article we explore the scope and effects of proportionate liability regimes, as well as the implications of contracting out of these...
Introducing our National Product Managers
Following our recent announcement about the promotion of Adelle Timmins to the position of National Head of Public & Products Liability, we would like to highlight our National Product Managers. Kirsty Owens – National Head of e-business Adelle Timmins – National Head of Public & Products Liability Nicole Carey –...
Congratulations Adelle Timmins
Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) is pleased to announce that Adelle Timmins has been promoted to the newly created position of National Head of Public & Products Liability. Adelle has a wealth of knowledge and has been with BIA since 2017. Adelle will maintain her role within the WA team to...
Change in Control Events
With corporate structures constantly evolving, particularly during periods of mergers, acquisitions or other significant transactions, its crucial for both businesses and insurance brokers to understand how these changes affect Directors and Officers (D&O) and Management Liability (ML) insurance. Communicating change of control events to insurers is a key first step...
Employment Practices Liability Trends
In recent years, the employment practices liability (EPL) Insurance landscape has changed significantly. This evolving environment stems from a number of factors including legislative changes, workforce dynamics and a shift in attitude towards workplace conduct. As businesses increasingly recognise the importance of safeguarding themselves against employment related claims, EPL insurance...
Berkley Insurance Australia Wins Specialist Insurer of the Year Award for Third Consecutive Year 2024
Berkley Insurance Australia (BIA) has been honoured with the Specialist Insurer of the Year Award for the third consecutive year at the recent Insurance Advisernet Conference in Cairns. This prestigious award is determined by the responses from the annual IA broker survey which acknowledges the exceptional service and performance delivered...
