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  • October-November 2017
    • A new retail reality
    • Beyond bollards and bunkers: Understanding the current terror risk
  • August - September 2017
    • Where are the past Warren Tickle Memorial Award winners now?
    • Food safety and insurance: Little margin for error
    • Agriculture insurance: Cultivating opportunity
    • Vero’s Anthony Pagano: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
    • Cyber: Winning the battles, but losing the war?
    • FUTURE IMPERFECT: THE PERILS FACING EVENT ORGANISERS
    • Construction insurance: Built to last
  • June - July 2017
    • Back to basics
    • Between perils and promise
    • Classic returns
    • ARE YOU ON BOARD?
    • Different but the same
    • Who’s in the driver’s seat?
    • Debbie devastates but industry rebuilds
    • High stakes on the high seas
  • April - May 2017
    • Evolution of a Big-City Broker
    • Protecting what is shared
    • Covering all bases
    • Who actually owns customer data?
    • Being part of the solution
    • Data breach notification laws now a reality
    • Managing the risk landscape in human-robot interaction
    • Big opportunity in small business
    • Brokers can help improve industry image
  • February - March 2017
    • On the agenda
    • Beyond the monopoly
    • Insuring start-ups: A brave new frontier?
    • High-rise broking opportunity
    • Full steam ahead
    • Business interruption insurance: More than meets the eye
    • The heat is on
    • Filling the PI gaps
  • December - January 2017
    • From little things, big things grow
    • FAQ: NSW Emergency Services Levy phase out
    • Future in focus
    • Room to improve
    • Wild weather warning
  • October - November 2016
    • We are your voice
    • Levelling the playing field
    • Doctor, insure thyself
    • ARs: It’s a love-hate relationship
    • A country practice
    • Steadfast, AIMS strengthen NIBA’s voice
    • Not by accident
    • Construction insurance: It’s all in the foundations
  • August - September 2016
    • Inspired choice
    • Multi-peril crop insurance: Challenges and opportunities
    • It’s time to talk terrorism
    • Staying ahead of the pack
    • 3D printing
    • How to shine online
    • Navigating marine trends
  • June-July 2016
    • What’s the big deal?
    • Leading by example
  • April-May 2016
    • Insurance and the Internet of Things
    • Project: Management liability
    • Difficult risks: negotiating the hard yards
    • From darkness comes light
    • Serious business: Scott Woodward’s insurance journey
    • Golden opportunities: 2016 Vero SME Insurance Index
    • Insurance Brokers Code of Practice case study: the one-off error
    • Lost cause? Examining the future of loss adjusting
    • Plain sailing: Nicholas Bedggood’s insurance journey
    • Helping hands: insurers giving back
    • Upwardly mobile?
    • Axel Theis: playing the long game
  • February – March 2016
    • Inside the insurance lab
    • Putting the customer in the centre
    • Investing in change
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Danger zone
    • Broking with a heart
    • The lap of luxury
    • Mentoring: Jessica and Ray
    • Horsing around
    • How-to: Connect with your clients digitally
    • Getting pulled in both directions
    • Broker pride: Sure-footed service
  • December – January 2016
    • Total recall
    • Future forecast
    • In the umpire’s chair
    • Service with a smile
    • The loan ranger
    • Future focus
    • Boosting your website
    • Kasey & Warren
    • Evening the odds
    • Risky business
    • A roof overhead
    • Putting professionalism first
    • Taking the reins
  • October – November 2015
    • The share market
    • Eyes on the prize
    • Success through service
    • Top of the heap
    • One to watch
    • Rising stars
    • Old growth opportunities
    • Naseer & Steve
    • Giant in the shadows
    • Green shoots in renewable energy
    • Fighting uphill battles
    • Out of the ashes
    • Cyber risk: old tricks new clothing
    • Going in green
    • Lack of communication causes angst
  • August – September 2015
    • Finding your niche
    • High-flyers touch down
    • Hiring outside the box
    • Peak liability
    • Clearing the obstacles
    • When the show doesn’t go on
    • Invasion of the robots
    • Christine & Russell
    • Commanding position
    • Communication breakdown
    • Off the mark early
    • How to: Move to Comcare
  • June-July 2015
    • Crisis response
    • All together now
    • Taming the weather
    • Hungry for growth
    • Staying afloat
    • Colonising the digital natives
    • Money for nothing
    • High performance tuning
    • Mentoring: Delene & Robert
    • Generation next
    • Leaving the nest
    • Not all that glitters is covered
    • How-to guide: Set effective goals
    • Over-reaching the contract
    • Hitting the ground running
  • April – May 2015
    • Clearing the heir
    • Staring down the market
    • Mentoring: Yvonne & David
    • The second big bang
    • Proving a broker’s worth
    • First-class treatment
    • Game of drones
    • Hands off the wheel
    • Touching the sky
    • Ready for the worst
    • Clues from the wreckage
    • Bending the rules
    • Beating back the flames
    • Slow response a spanner in the works
    • How to: Save money with free software
    • Executive decision
    • Sharon Cannon’s proudest moment
  • February – March 2015
    • Rebooting broking
    • Challenging monopoly
    • London falling?
    • Selling your story
    • Commission impossible
    • Growing appetites
    • Smoother sailing ahead for sector
    • Winning the computer game
    • Offshore but over here
    • Healthy market
    • Insurance’s final frontier?
    • Fraudulent claim delivers sinking feeling
  • December - January 2015
    • Setting the bar high
    • Fever pitch
    • Prevention or cure?
    • Getting the message out
    • Risk and reward
    • Presidential portrait
    • Applauding an industry stalwart
    • Heads of state
    • John Mutton stands tall
    • Young guns on the rise
    • Meet 2014’s most promising young broker
    • Fighting fire with higher tech
    • Threat levels
    • Super-powered exposures
    • Deciding where the buck stops
    • On the road again
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Beyond bollards and bunkers: Understanding the cur ...

Many SMEs tend to be complacent when it comes to terrorism. Our experts share why it’s important brokers make sure it is on their radar. Heavily armed officers at every airport, soldiers carrying weapons on beaches, bomb disposal experts...

Where are the past Warren Tickle Memorial Award wi ...

The Warren Tickle Memorial Award for Young Professional Broker of the Year has been handed out to 27 young and inspiring brokers since its inception back in 1990. So, ahead of the revelation of this year’s winner, Insurance Adviser...

August - September 2017

Food safety and insurance: Little margin for error

Those gourmet pork pies you recently tucked into? You could’ve contracted salmonella. That garlic bread you enjoyed with your pizza? Possibly littered with little plastic chunks. And the beer you washed it all down with? That tangy twist might’ve been chemical cleaning fluid....

August - September 2017

Agriculture insurance: Cultivating opportunity

Despite the challenges, agriculture continues to be a major part of the economy. The 2015-16 Agricultural Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics places the gross value of Australian agricultural production at $56 billion from 85,681 farming businesses in the country. Belinda Scott,...

August - September 2017

Vero’s Anthony Pagano: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

The Vero SME Index might show a decline in SME use of brokers, but Vero’s Head of Commercial Intermediaries Anthony Pagano is excited about the future of broking in Australia. Insurance Adviser: What makes you optimistic about the future...

August - September 2017

Cyber: Winning the battles, but losing the war?

No longer just an emerging risk, cyber risk is now a prominent threat. This year alone we’ve seen some of the biggest ransomware attacks in history, impacting hundreds of countries and thousands of businesses. Cyber-crime is predicted to exceed...

August - September 2017

FUTURE IMPERFECT: THE PERILS FACING EVENT ORGANISE ...

Every year floods, storms, bushfires and terrorist incidents claim lives, devastate businesses and destroy livelihoods. The recent pace of such events in 2016-2017 have brought home the need for contingency insurance for event promoters and organisers in Australia. The...

August - September 2017

Construction insurance: Built to last

The construction industry in Australia is flourishing. But costs continue to be an issue, with builders using low cost, imported materials or subcontractors, that put their coverage into question if a claim occurs. Brokers are well-placed, if you are...

August - September 2017

Back to basics

Insurance brokers often talk about client service and how they put the client at the centre of everything. It’s how they do it though that sets them apart. Willis Towers Watson Head of Broking Services Helene Madell tells Insurance...

June - July 2017

Between perils and promise

Australia’s import market has grown an average of 3.8 per cent a year over the last five years. The opportunity is there for brokers, especially as coverage can be quite complex for importers and any loss would be considerable....

June - July 2017

Classic returns

Vintage, classic, or prestige cars – what insurance is available and what roles can brokers play in this sector? The world of motoring enthusiasts who devote their time and money to collecting vintage, classic, prestige or race cars is...

June - July 2017

ARE YOU ON BOARD?

Picture this, you’ve just finished your shift as a trauma nurse and are driving back home on Sydney’s Harbour Bridge with spectacular views on either side and suddenly, out of nowhere an object comes flying toward your window ricocheting...

June - July 2017

Different but the same

NIBA has two new directors – Piranha Insurance Brokers’ Heather Peirano and Marsh Chief Client Officer Australia Mike Hutchinson. In one sense, they could not be any different – one is from regional North Queensland and the other one...

June - July 2017

Who’s in the driver’s seat?

There’s this young truck driver on the road, nine hours into a 12-hour shift. His eyelids are heavy, drooping regularly over bloodshot eyes. His concentration is waning noticeably. And then his truck veers off the road – safely, of...

June - July 2017

Debbie devastates but industry rebuilds

Tropical Cyclone Debbie was a complex severe weather event which started as a category four cyclone bringing with it destructive winds of up to 260 kilometres an hour and heavy rain. Crossing the Queensland coast near Airlie Beach on...

June - July 2017

High stakes on the high seas

Marine insurance is a niche area that requires specialist knowledge, but it is also a growing segment where brokers continue to be relevant. The global marine insurance market is estimated to grow to US$39.75 billion, at a compound annual...

June - July 2017

Evolution of a Big-City Broker

Marsh went through a year of transformation in 2016; and just when you thought things were settling down, it picked up Landmark early this year, adding 80 new authorised representatives to its fold in the regional centres. Insurance Adviser...

April - May 2017

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. Headlines – The market for peer-to-peer services such as Uber and Airbnb is expected to reach $55...

April - May 2017

Covering all bases

With the Australian tourism industry on the cusp of major growth Insurance Adviser spoke to experts in the industry on how brokers can capitalise on the rush. Headlines – The tourism industry is booming, with international and domestic tourists...

April - May 2017

Who actually owns customer data?

Is customer data too valuable to share or too valuable to hoard? These questions elicit polar opposite answers depending on who you ask. HEADLINES: – Data is the biggest asset any company has

April - May 2017

Being part of the solution

Dianne Phelan, group operations manager at BJS Insurance Group, joins the NIBA Board with nearly four decades of experience as an insurance broker and is still as passionate as ever about the industry. She now speaks to Insurance Adviser...

April - May 2017

Data breach notification laws now a reality

New data breach notification laws were recently passed by Federal Parliament and will have important implications for your brokerage and your client’s businesses. With the new mandatory data breach notification laws now a certainty in Australia, we will have...

April - May 2017

Managing the risk landscape in human-robot interac ...

Robotic manufacturing is nothing new, but it is becoming more and more prevalent. Importantly, the mix of them being controlled by online systems opens up a whole new can of worms for manufacturers and the brokers who advise them....

April - May 2017

Big opportunity in small business

Are you thinking like a small business owner? If you aren’t, you should be. Small and medium businesses are great opporunities for insurance brokers to grow their client base and revenue streams by proving their value as trusted insurance...

April - May 2017

Brokers can help improve industry image

Helping consumers understand the important points in a product disclosure statement is where brokers can really show their value. HEADLINES: – 80 per cent of consumers do not read a product disclosure statement before buying an insurance policy –...

April - May 2017

On the agenda

ASIC’s Deputy Chair Peter Kell has a long history in consumer protection and as the financial services sector, including insurance, goes through a shake-up to improve customer outcomes, Insurance Adviser speaks to him about the regulatory challenges ahead and...

February - March 2017

Beyond the monopoly

Workers compensation regimes are different across the various Australian states, and right now changes are on the way for the NSW scheme, but as Insurance Adviser finds out, there are still ways that brokers can show their value in...

February - March 2017

Insuring start-ups: A brave new frontier?

The Australian tech start-up industry has the potential to contribute $109bn (or 4 per cent of GDP) and 540,000 jobs to the Australian economy by 2033, a research by PWC has found. This promising sector could provide brokers with...

February - March 2017

High-rise broking opportunity

The strata insurance sector is predicted to grow rapidly in the coming years. As house prices increase, the general property purchaser and investor population is being forced to turn to more affordable apartment style living. Headlines – Strata living...

February - March 2017

Full steam ahead

Incoming NIBA President Tim Wedlock would be no stranger to those in broking. He’s been Vice President for a couple of years and on the association’s divisional committee for many more. Meanwhile, he’s also running a successful business in...

February - March 2017

Business interruption insurance: More than meets t ...

Business interruption, including supply chain disruption and vulnerability and cyber incidents, is the top risk for businesses world-wide, according to the 2017 Allianz Risk Barometer, and yet BI insurance continues to be a grudge purchase for many SMEs. Headlines...

February - March 2017

The heat is on

Climate change. It’s an issue that tends to polarise. But new legal opinion has put the topic square on directors’ agendas, whether they are believers or deniers. HEADLINES – Directors who fail to consider climate change risks could be...

February - March 2017

Filling the PI gaps

As the professional services sector has grown, professional indemnity (PI) insurance, once perhaps the remit of specialist brokers, has become a core product offering for many general insurance brokers. HEADLINES – Professional indemnity insurance is a market in its...

February - March 2017

From little things, big things grow

Steadfast MD and CEO Robert Kelly’s contributions to broking is widely acknowledged, judging by the awards and trophies that adorn the company’s reception area, and his creation of the cluster group has been hailed as an inspiration for the...

December - January 2017

FAQ: NSW Emergency Services Levy phase out

The NSW Government will remove the NSW Emergency Services Levy (ESL) from insurance premiums on any policy renewed or commencing on or after 1 July 2017. There is still some confusion in the market about the phase out. Recently,...

December - January 2017

Future in focus

What does 2017 hold for insurance broking? Insurance Adviser spoke to key figures in the industry to provide you with some insight into trends that might play out in the year ahead. HEADLINES – Regulatory focus on financial sector,...

December - January 2017

Room to improve

The financial services industry, including insurance broking, has been known to be heavily male-dominated in the past. So, in 2016, have things changed? Headlines – Women still have a long way to go in insurance, particularly at senior levels...

December - January 2017

Wild weather warning

As we head into the Australian summer, we’re already being warned about the ‘higher than normal risk’ of bushfires and an ‘above-average’ cyclone season. It’s time to prepare clients for this by ensuring they are reducing their risks and...

December - January 2017
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