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17 February 2021

SME Insurance

Risk and insurance for your new business

Some new businesses underinsure, or shirk insurance altogether, but managing your risk profile is a top priority. Managing your business risk and having the right business insurance in place can be key to your small business survival.

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As Western Australians were coping with a COVID lock down, another major threat emerged with the horrific bushfires in our foothills.

We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to all the people who have been directly affected by these fires and for the 83 families who have lost their homes.

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05 February 2021

COVID and WA Bushfires

What a week

16 December 2020

Summer Safety

Keep your employees safe this summer

This time last year, many Australians were facing extreme heat and bushfires. Summer heat brings about different risks for you and your employees.

Safe Work Australia reported that over the past 10 years, 1,774 workers’ compensation claims resulted from people working in heat.

How can you keep your employees safe this summer?


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In 2018, $215.2 million was paid for 3,655 lost time compensation claims due to a workplace fall – just in Western Australia.

A fall can have a significant impact on the individual’s emotional, physical and financial wellbeing. Here are some facts and prevention ideas.

Find out ways to prevent falls in your workplace.

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22 October 2020

WA Fall Report for 2020

Workers Compensation

13 October 2020

People Risk Specialists

How Austral helps you manage Workers Compensation

Workers’ Compensation can be complex. Our team is here to help your business navigate the complexities and work towards a fair and equitable outcome for all.

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The concerns about Tik Tok's client data security is also relevant to your business - how secure is your client data?

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12 October 2020

How Tik Tok data security is relevant to your business

Cyber Risk

24 September 2020

Why the pressure on premiums

Managing Management Liability and D&O premiums

It is an increasingly litigious world and as a result Management Liability (Directors and Officers Liability), insurance premiums are increasing, excesses are increasing and terms becoming more restrictive overall.

In this article we discuss the pressure on premiums and what businesses can do to over come this.

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COVID-19 has thrown employers a mountain of challenges and changes. One change that has happened and may be here to stay for some businesses is Working From Home (WFH).

This article reviews the implications for Workers Compensation for WFH.

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17 September 2020

Working From Home Challenges

Workers Compensation

09 September 2020

SME Business Insurance

Making sure you have the right business insurance

Over 98% of all Australian businesses would be classified as small business. They really are the backbone of Australia.

In our experience, we find that many small businesses do not have the right insurance cover in place to protect their business.

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Recent natural disasters and the unprecedented pressures resulting from COVID-19 have resulted in the global insurance market currently experiencing a Hard Market.

What does this mean for your business.

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12 August 2020

A Global Insurance Hard Market

How this impacts your business insurance

26 July 2020

Ted Hicks appointed Chairman for Austral Risk Services

A business update from Austral

Austral Risk Services, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Hicks as our new Chairman.

Ted brings over 60 years’ experience in insurance broking and underwriting to our risk management and insurance broking team.

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Cyber attacks are a real threat to businesses and organisations of all sizes and can cost you millions.

We urge you to take the time to understand the risk to your business and how you can be proactive in managing cyber risk.In this article, we discuss the threat and provide some useful links to resources and information to help you manage cyber risk.

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01 July 2020

Cyber Risk - A serious threat to your business

Here are some actions you can take now

30 June 2020

Workers Compensation - How to Make a Claim

What we need to expedite your claim

Insurers place estimates on Workers Compensation claims based on the information made available to them. In this article, Austral explains what information is needed to make and expedite a claim.

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The National Insurance Brokers of Australia have compiled an excellent resource page of all the benefits businesses are entitled to as a result of COVID-19.

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22 June 2020

COVID 19 - The help your business is entitled to

Find out about the help you can receive today

08 June 2020

Workers Compensation - Understanding State of Connection

What you need to know

The 'state of connection' legislation can be confusing to interpret, and applies to each worker individually, not to the company as a whole. This is important to know as different workers' compensation legislation applies in different states.

In this articles we explain what 'state of connection' means for your business.

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