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Are you overseas and looking to set up business in Australia? Here is some advice.
When we asked Peter Hanna, Director at Austbrokers SPT about his experience with overseas businesses looking to branch out to Australia, he said one of the most important things is

Are You Doing These Things To Save on Tradie Insurance?
Australia is experiencing increasing skill shortages, with trade occupations’ notching the highest demand, according to the National Skills Commission’s latest annual report. There are a whopping 65 trades listed on its Skills Priority

100 year floods – what can we learn
What Can We Learn From Our 1-in-a-1000-Year Floods? As we’ve seen with the devastating northern NSW and Queensland floods – and costliest ever – earlier this year, a one-in-1,000-year flood doesn’t only occur every

Numbers that matter: Knowing your policy limits
Every insurance policy has limits that state the maximum monetary figure that will be paid out in the event of a claim. Indeed, some policies will have multiple limits and

Tradies’ health risks explained
According to Safe Work Australia, tradespeople make up 30% of the workforce, but account for 58% of serious workplace injury claims. This article will cover how you can minimise your

The Insurance Cycle
Insurance moves in cycles and right now we are in what we call a ‘hardening market”. Much like a clock, depending on where the cycle is placed, usually determines whether we are in a ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ insurance market.