New Year, new you, right? Well, when it comes to your business, it's more a case of: New Year, new risks. If you're looking for a New Year's resolution for your business, here are five trending risks where you should consider insurance cover to get your business insurance on track for the year ahead. 1. [...]

It’s a fast moving world, especially at the moment. Even though there’s so much going on, it’s essential to update your insurance broker any time your circumstances change to help ensure the cover you have in place is still appropriate for your enterprise. A popular business pivot many beer and spirit firms have undertaken [...]

The small-business sector was hit hard by the pandemic. The Reserve Bank of Australia found the sector was disproportionately affected by COVID because these businesses are more likely to be in industries that were affected by restrictions on movement, such as cafés and restaurants, as well as arts and recreation. If your business was more permanently [...]

Managing post-Covid employee burn-out To say the last couple of years have been challenging for Australian workers is a major understatement. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, they’ve had plenty to deal with, from juggling home schooling and work commitments, to worrying about whether they’d even have a job a [...]

Businesses have been hit with plenty of disruptions over the past few years, from COVID as well as from natural disasters. Some business insurance packages have changed to adapt to the new circumstances, so it’s important to check what’s covered and whether you need to update your policy. Don’t count on COVID cover The [...]

With bushfires burning around the country, it’s important for homeowners in fire-prone areas to take steps to ensure they have the right insurance in place. This is especially important given how easy it is for people living near the bush to find they are underinsured after suffering a bushfire. Ian Mabbutt, Head of Steadfast [...]

Insurance should be your last line of defence when it comes to preparing for a cyber attack. In fact, insurers expect businesses to have a number of risk mitigation strategies in place. These strategies can reduce your premium on a cyber policy. These include up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spam tools and system backups that are [...]

Almost every business is exposed to potential slip and trip risks – no matter if you’re running a café, bookshop or a busy licensed establishment. With the pending lift of the controversial Sydney lockout laws, late night venues will need to be mindful of the risks attached to customers staying into the early hours [...]

A business website has only seconds to make a good impression. Here's how to make sure your site engenders trust and improves your bottom line. Would you make an appointment with a cosmetic surgeon with an unattractive website? Anup Batra, CEO of digital marketing firm Arrow Digital, once assisted a surgeon with loads of [...]

Extreme weather conditions are increasing around the world, and Australia is no exception. Experts predict this summer will, again, be one of the hottest on record, with severe bushfires, storms and floods all set to increase. In the absence of the vast resources of larger organisations, there is an urgent need for small businesses to have [...]