Mariah Carey has allegedly insured her voice for $US35 million. Currently touring Europe, she has extended her tour to include South America, which means up went her insurance policy to cover her best assets! It seems insurance policies for stars of this magnitude are normally in the vicinity of $US35m, and they’re happy to pay […]
Insurance blog site, Riskheads.org, did a survey of people about what matters to them when buying insurance; and compared the differences between buying insurance direct versus through a broker. Their results concluded that the following factors are most important to consumers, in order of importance: 1. Cost 2. Ease 3. Speed 4. Peace of mind […]
A Must Read Whether You Cycle Or Not In early April an unfortunate cycling accident occurred where a man on a racing bike hit a female pedestrian on a city footpath, fracturing her rib. Following from this, police are warning cyclists to consider taking out insurance to protect themselves against claims from crash victims. Police […]
We have all seen the sporting mascots that make up part of the scenery and fabric of sporting events, examples being the Camry Crow or Tommy ‘Thunda’ Power. From there we usually wonder who or what is under that suit, and whether it is claustrophobic, hot, uncomfortable etc. Well we now have a team member […]
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.” – Mahatma Gandhi Earth Day // 22.04.16 www.earthday.org
Government Announcement PM to announce $230m cyber security strategy as the country faces increasingly sophisticated attacks, via The Advertiser. Read more. Read more here. Want to discuss cyber insurance? Click here.
Our premiums help pay the claims At Austbrokers Terrace we are proud that our clients have largely been fortunate in respect to claims. This isn’t to say our policy holders are impervious to bad luck, it is more that most of our clients live in suburban Adelaide where we have been fortunate to escape some […]
More cyber stories ……. The rapid growth of cyber risk could have a negative ratings impact on insurers, Fitch has warned. The global ratings agency noted that cyber is the fastest growing segment in property and casualty insurance with an estimated US$3 billion in premiums placed so far in 2015 with the market expected to […]
Nothing To Laugh About After all! A Kiwi TV journalist and the director of the Sundance film Tickled, David Farrier, has been taken to court by David D’Amato, who is featured in the film and is the son of the late US legal giant of insurance law, George D’Amato. Known for his interest in reporting […]
A Legal Discussion That Is Worth Reading Lior Maiser of LMI Legal kindly provided me with this synopsis of a recent court case addressing this topic. Lior writes:Liability policies, other than professional indemnity policies, frequently contain exclusions for liability arising from “professional advice or service”. The reasoning is that liability for professional services is, more […]
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