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Risk Management – Top 6 Work Health & Safety tips for your workplace

Have you ever stayed awake at night thinking about your business’s Work Health Safety standards? Workplace accidents are surely one of every business owner’s worst nightmares. Consider the long periods off work, increased workers compensation premiums and costly legal settlements. These are just some of the headache-inducing matters that employers...
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Errors and Omissions and Product Recall Extensions – Do you know what’s covered in traditional Product Liability Insurance?

Errors and Omissions Manufacturers’ errors and omissions, along with product recall extensions, continue to gain traction within the commercial general liability insurance market segment. It is recognised that a variety of claims scenarios are not addressed by traditional Broadform or Public and Product insurance liability wordings in Australia. Whilst product...
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Stuck in a Lift with an Underwriter | Kimberly Maisey

Kimberley! Tell us a bit about being an Underwriter? How long is a piece of string??  Haha! Essentially I’m a risk taker and considering it's the core part of my role, I need to ensure that I’m making the right decision and that I’m satisfied that I’m writing a good risk...
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Why do Recruitment Consultants need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

One of the key contributing factors for any successful business is the talent they employ, which is why so many businesses invest and seek the expertise of a recruitment consultant. Businesses put their trust into the recruiter’s hands to provide a candidate with not only the appropriate qualifications and experience...
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Legal Entity Names – The single MOST important part of an insurance policy

The first and single most important part of an insurance policy is to ensure the Insured name is correct. And that Insured name MUST be a full legal entity. If you don’t get the Insured name correct or the name you enter as the Insured is not a legal entity...
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Why IT Liability Insurance is a Combined Policy

IT Liability insurance policies come in various forms. Some include various add-ons you expect and some you don't expect. However one of the common components that an IT Liability insurance policy has is the provision of a Professional Indemnity Section and a Public and Products Liability Section The appearance of...
NIBA General Insurer of the Year 2020

Berkley Insurance Australia named NIBA’s 2020 General Insurer of the Year

We are proud to announce that Berkley Insurance Australia has achieved major recognition by receiving Australia’s most prestigious industry award for insurers, the NIBA 2020 General Insurer of the of the Year Award.  The annual award was just announced at NIBA’s annual conference this year held virtually.  The awards are...
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The Berkley Bolters Ride for Cure

On Friday the 16th of October our Berkley Bolters team of avid riders strapped on their helmets to take on the task of riding 6 hours along the iconic Sydney Motorsport Park.  They were not just taking on an average day of cycling, they were riding to increase awareness and...
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Stuck in a lift with an Underwriter | Brenton Fielder

We caught up with Senior Underwriter Brenton Fielder to see what makes him tick... Tell us a bit about being an UnderwriterI find underwriting an interesting job, especially with Berkley Insurance Australia. It’s a good mix between engrossing, challenging and dare I say it, fun! We have a good mix...