To coincide with Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States, this week sees the 2015 launch of Stay Smart Online Week. Running from Monday the 13th of October through until Friday the 16th of October, this year’s theme is ‘Your Business is your business’, aimed at raising awareness for... read more →

Insurance Business have announced their 2015 Young Guns Report and Webber Insurance Services Managing Director Chris Webber has been identified as one of the top 38 to watch. The industry was invited to nominate young insurance professionals from brokerages, insurers, underwriters and insurance law practices around the country who have the potential to... read more →

When we take a broad look at insurance, there are numerous types of policies and coverages available but generally we can categorise them into one of two forms – first party and third party insurance. As is commonly the case with insurance, knowing exactly what the difference is between the... read more →

Over the weekend, Chris and Daniel from the Webber Insurance Services team were pleased to attend the BDAV Building Design Awards held at the National Gallery of Victoria. Both Chris and Daniel enjoyed a fantastic night, assisting with the presentation of a number of awards to BDAV members including the... read more →

For many business owners, receiving notification that a claim is being made against you or your business is completely unchartered territory. The first question that will most likely come to mind is ‘what do I do now?’ The good news is that as unsettling as receiving that nasty letter is,... read more →

Within Australia, being a subcontractor or a ‘subbie’ is quite common, especially within the building, construction and trades industries. In our earlier blog post Engaging Subcontractors and Vicarious Liability, we discussed the ways in which contractors can protect themselves against any potential vicarious liability claims. As a subcontractor, you should also be... read more →

The Insurance Business 2015 Elite Broker rankings have been announced, with our own Daniel Webber named among the top 30 brokers in Australia. The Elite Brokers list recognises the best-performing insurance brokers in the country based on a number of objectives, not necessarily those with the biggest portfolios or the... read more →

For small business owners, vicarious liability is an important concept to understand. Why is that? Because vicarious liability can mean you and your business are held responsible for any claims that may arise as a result of the actions of your subcontractors. Defining a Subcontractor The use of subcontractors is... read more →

ASIC has this week released a cyber risk and resilience guide to arm business owners with the vital information they require to combat cyber threats. In recent times, we have seen a slate of cyber attacks target businesses and it seems that regardless of size, no one is safe. Only... read more →

Imagine an ATM that was dispensing cash - even though no one had entered their card or had touched the keypad. To the cameras monitoring the ATMs, it simply looked like lucky pedestrians happened to be in the right place at the right time to sweep up the cash. Most... read more →

It's the start of a new year and many businesses look to kick off on the right foot whether that be through implementing new sales strategies or increasing their product offering, but have they given any thought to online risk management as a success strategy? A majority of businesses now... read more →

Most of us have been in a situation where it's a race against time to purchase concert tickets online. You log on with plenty of time, complete all of your personal details and select your tickets and it all seems to have gone off without at hitch...until you reach the... read more →

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. What's not to love about the food, time with family and friends, presents and often a much needed holiday escape. With so much to organise in preparation for the silly season, we can easily be forgiven for treating insurance as an afterthought. The... read more →

As we are very quickly approaching the festive season, now is usually the time where we start to think about what on earth we are going to buy everyone for Christmas this year. A large majority of people nowadays resort to online shopping in an effort to avoid the often manic shopping... read more →

One of the biggest and most costly mistakes that Australian business owners can make when arranging their business insurance is underinsurance. What Is Underinsurance? Underinsurance may occur when you fail to obtain an adequate level of business insurance to match the true value of your business assets. Research has shown that... read more →

As we have discussed in previous blog posts, technology is constantly under the threat of new attacks orchestrated by dedicated cyber criminals. The latest threat to be discovered is named Shellshock with experts tipping this bug to be more damaging than the recent Heartbleed Bug. Shellshock Bug Explained This is a... read more →

As the threat of cyber crime increases, tech giants are constantly faced with the task of developing new methods to ensure our devices remain secure. With the introduction of the iPhone 5S, Apple introduced 'Touch ID' which was touted as a step up from the passcode lock, requiring the fingerprint... read more →

Last week, a list of almost 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords were leaked online via a Russian Bitcoin forum. Users were of course initially alarmed however according to Google, the danger has been greatly exaggerated. In what is know as a 'credential dump', explained by Google as the posting... read more →

Stop! Don't Sign That Contract Just Yet If you are a business owner, signing contracts is part and parcel of the daily running of your business. Whether it be contracts for firms providing goods or services for your business, or your business providing goods and services for another firm, it is not... read more →

What Has Happened? In what is undoubtedly the largest known data breach to occur, a Russian cyber crime ring has stolen over a billion personal credentials including usernames, passwords and email addresses from internet users. Milwaukee based information security firm, Hold Security, detected the records had been stolen from approximately 420,000... read more →