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As a valued client of Citycover Insurance Brokers, we wanted to share with you some information relating to the current developments surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Citycover is business as usual, so you shouldn’t notice any change in our services. We’ve been able to implement a remote working solution to ensure the health and safety of…

Now is the perfect time to think carefully about your Sums Insured. The recent unfortunate and devastating bushfires and storms across Australia has highlighted a huge problem with underinsurance, particularly for home, contents, commercial property and business insurance policies. What is your “Sum Insured?”   This will represent the maximum amount your insurance company will pay. If…

Sadly it hasn’t been a good start to 2020 for many Australians, particularly those who have been impacted by Australia’s recent weather events and the current global pandemic.   With this, we have seen a rise in “fundraising activities and donations” to those who have suffered a loss. It’s the Australian way – a natural response…

Every day we are completely bombarded with advertisements selling “cheap” car insurance, and the savings that can allegedly be made. What can this “saving” cost you in the end? We could write about this topic for hours, however, instead of losing your interest  – we thought we would name a few points for you to consider: As the…

It’s an unsettling time in Australia right now, especially as our weather remains totally unpredictable. The fires have devastated many communities across Australia, storms including large hail has lashed across the East Coast, whilst North Queensland is currently experiencing huge volumes of rain causing flash-flooding. This same time last year, South-East Queensland was defending off…

The Insurance Industry knows better than most just how destructive the Australian summer can be. Over the past few years, the continent has been battered by bigger and more destructive catastrophes in the form of cyclones, floods and bushfires. It’s these stressful times when you need an Insurance Adviser to help you through it –…

In January, the Global Risks Report is published by the World Economic Forum, and it reviews a growing range of collective challenges.   It presents the major risks the world will be facing in the next twelve months. Many of these we can relate to immediately in Australia given recent severe weather events around the…

Naturally there are a number of concerned travelers who are planning to travel to China over the next few months. Even just the thought of going through major hubs such as Singapore could mean you are at risk of coming in contact with someone who has the Coronavirus. If you have taken out a Travel…

Our goal is to provide such great service that you will want to tell others about the value Citycover can provide. It really is the best compliment you can give us. As a way of giving back, and saying thank you, we would like to recognise and reward you also. Over the past few years,…

In the Pacific Region (where Australia is the largest market), Commercial Insurance Premiums have increased on average 18.8% in the third quarter according to the Global Insurance Market Index.  As the market continues to harden and Underwriters pull out of certain classes of insurance, the Industry has seen a continuation of upward pricing pressures. The…