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Quote & Bind a Policy Instantly on bindIT
Introducing bindIT – A Berkley Insurance Australia innovation Riding high on our victory of winning the Insurer of the Year 2021 award at the recent Insurance Business Brokers on Insurers Awards and NIBA Insurer of the Year, Berkley Insurance Australia has another delightful announcement to make. Today we unveil the...
What is Statutory Liability Insurance
Here’s what every business owner needs to know If you’re running a business, then you’re probably aware of maybe a handful of the more commonly known laws applying to business owners. What might come as a surprise to you is that there are actually well over 5,000 acts of legislation...
Professional Indemnity Risk Exposures for Real Estate Agents & Strata Managers
Financial Lines specialist Paul Marques explains PI Exposures to look for when dealing with Real Estate Agents and Property Managers. With the ever-growing need to carry and hold Professional Indemnity Insurance, the following sheds some light on the exposures faced by real estate agents involved in property management, as well...
Elite Women In Insurance 2021 | Kirsty Owens
Congratulations to Kirsty Owens who has been recognised on the Insurance Business Elite Women in Insurance for 2021. Kirsty Owens has over 20 years’ experience in PI, D&O and PL having worked for both Underwriters and Insurance Brokers in Australia and London. Kirsty is the State Manager for South Australia...
Stuck in a Lift with an Underwriter | Paul Marques
Tell us a bit about being an Underwriter? For almost 20 years, I have enjoyed giving people comfort and joy. I am happy to scope people out and risks. My family and work colleagues are those that I protect first How do you like your coffee? Double shot, large skim...
Two Years and Going Strong | Steadfast Client Trading Platform
Berkley Insurance Australia joined the Steadfast SCTP a full 2 years 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...
Blockchain – Basics 101
So what is blockchain? To put it simply, Blockchains are a form of databases whereby information is stored. As with most databases, whilst many people may be able to access and even make changes to the database information, it is usually owned or administered by a single individual or entity,...
Young Gun in Insurance 2021 | Doris Mihajlovic
What brought you to becoming a Claims Adjuster? I came into insurance very randomly, which is common for most people in the industry I believe. As a child, I had dreams of being a marine biologist or working for the UN, however, as I got older I realised these roles...
General Liability Exposures for Host Employers
It is typical in today’s fast-moving and ever-changing society that the benefits of engaging in a labour-hire arrangement present a compelling commercial argument for those businesses wishing to do so. It is relatively easy to arrange The administration and selection of individuals is outsourced to a firm that specialises in...
