Car thefts on the rise
If car owners think the improved security now fitted to most new vehicles has forced car thieves to move on to easier targets, think again! […]
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Creepy crawly spider facts
DID YOU KNOW? You are rarely more than a few metres from a spider. And that one acre of ground is home to about a […]
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Travel smart and travel safe
Passport – check. Clothes – check. Medications – check. Smartphone – check. You’ve got all of the above, but what about travel insurance? Travelling overseas […]
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Cyclone Debbie – the good and the bad
As the state continues to recover from ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie, the real cost of the cyclone quite possibly will never be known. The cyclone, which […]
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Protecting against cyber predators
On May 13, 2017 many internet users in the UK, Europe and Russia woke to a major Ransom Cyberattack. The USA was lucky, they were […]
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Mandatory data breach notification laws to come into force
Parliament has recently taken steps to address issues relating to cybercrimes by passing the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 on 13 February, 2017. […]
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End of Financial Year Checklist
It’s that time of year again and the End of Financial Year is upon us. Before 30 June take a moment to review your business […]
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Protecting What Is Shared
Insurance Adviser takes a look at the sharing economy and the opportunities, and challenges, it offers brokers in the public liability space. Current estimates value […]
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ASIC calls for standardised insurance definitions
Insurance companies should consider standardising their policy definitions to make it easier for people to compare policies against one another, the corporate regulator said on Wednesday. […]
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Suncorp and other insurers warn Federal Government against cyclone insurance plan
SUNCORP has reignited warnings against setting up a government-backed cyclone insurer for North Queensland. The Federal Government in March last year seemed to have killed […]
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Workers in the home – are you covered?
Injuries to household and domestic workers: Are you covered? Queensland Home and Contents insurance policies exclude injuries to Domestic Workers such as domestic cleaners, babysitters, […]
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NBN…Cause for Alarm?
The rollout of the NBN network involves new technologies and some of your existing devices are unlikely to be compatible with the new system. Transitioning […]
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Pool Safety in Queensland
Of Australia’s 280 drowning deaths in the year to June 2016, 45 occurred in backyard swimming pools according to The Royal Life Saving’s National Drowning […]
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Cyclone Debbie does more damage – this time to insurance company profits
As residents and businesses clean up from the ravages of Cyclone Debbie, a second round of damage is hitting. Now insurance company shareholders are feeling […]
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Insurance claims climb as Queensland gets drenched in wake of Cyclone Debbie
BUSINESSES are starting to make insurance claims for being knocked out of operation by Cyclone Debbie while homeowners are slowly recording damage. About 3500 claims […]
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New domestic smoke alarm laws
From January 2017, new fire smoke alarm laws apply to domestic building owners. As of January 2017, any new dwelling or dwellings that are being […]
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Insurance health check
Forget New Year’s Resolutions, at the beginning of 2017, it’s time to have a health check of your business and have a look at five […]
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Conditional registration with motor vehicles
Once a vehicle has been conditionally registered it should be treated in the same way as any other registered vehicle and should be duly insured […]
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Brokers add real value at the time of a claim
The key roles of a broker are to help identify and manage risks on your behalf, and to arrange and place appropriate cover. However, the […]
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Frustrations and insurance claims mount for hail-battered Sydney suburbs
Extreme weather has lashed Australia this summer, leaving us to clean up one massive mess after the next. Temperature records have been smashed, bushfires have […]
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Insurance is falling behind when it comes to technology expectations
Unless they move away from outdated practices, insurers will fail to meet customer, employee and investor technology expectations Like many sectors, the insurance industry has […]
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National Disability Insurance Scheme becomes latest victim of partisan politics
A unity ticket which had placed the National Disability Insurance Scheme beyond politics has been shredded, with the Turnbull government accused of “holding the disabled […]
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Farmers who took up crop insurance say it helped them sleep at night
Farmers who took up multi-peril crop insurance claim it helped them sleep at night, not worrying about a third failed harvest. The Federal Government wants […]
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Don’t insure and slack – cyber insurance is just one part of the cyber-security equation
Latest statistics show that more than 28 billion people will be connected to the Internet of Things in 2017, rising to 34 billion-plus next year. […]
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