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1 in 5 Australian small to medium-sized businesses have been hit with a cyber-attack & many have paid the price in the form of cash or intellectual property. It’s now time to assume your business may be subject to a cyber incident. We all use email, the internet, technology now managed by Artificial Intelligence, mobile…

The following shows why we need to plan well these days and be aware of difficult times that could arise so easily.   1. Business Interruption “This is essentially the loss of ability to trade as a result of property damage. A business might be flooded, or damaged by a fire that destroys a lot…

Changes to the Chain of Responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law are expected to commence on the 1st of October 2018. That means transport operators need to be ready, and there’s exactly 3 months until the new provisions are in place. Citycover’s Transport Insurance expert, Paul McGregor specialises in Transport and Business Insurance,…

Compulsory Third Party (CTP) Insurance is a statutory requirement when registering your motor vehicle in Australia. It is automatically applied, and you have no choice but to take it. However in Queensland you do have the choice of which CTP Insurance provider to whom you wish to insure with.   CTP Insurance will often be…

Citycover Insurance Brokers can provide Insurance to protect Business Owners and Individuals seeking cover for Tax Audits. Given the current environment where there is a heightened likelihood of audits, taking up this kind of policy has never been more important. The Tax Commissioner has predicted that almost 15% of small to medium enterprises, will be…

Article supplied by Kieran Prideaux -Prideaux Consulting Pty Ltd, Citycover’s Life Insurance provider. Do you still have the same haircut you had when you were in school? Is your breakfast choice based on which cereal box has the coolest mascots on it? Are you still wearing your high school jumper to the gym? If your…

Hunter Premium Funding are one of Citycover’s preferred Premium Funding suppliers. They are part of the Allianz Australia Group & a significant provider of Funding for Citycover clients. Staff were delighted to be acknowledged & subsequently rewarded for our support of Hunter in 2017. Our partnering with Hunter Advantage, resulted in Citycover Insurance Brokers being…

On the 21st of May 2018 the ACCC “Targeting Scams Report” was released.  Australians lost more money to scammers in 2017 than any other year since the ACCC began reporting scam activity. Over 200,000 scam reports were submitted, with total losses equating to $340 Million. Read “Targeting scams” report here.   

Car accidents can often be completely overwhelming. They usually occur when we are running late, stuck in heavy traffic or when we least expect it! When they do occur, we can’t think clearly, and so the information that is required to make a claim is the last thing on our minds. However it’s incredibly important, and…

Notified by QLD Police. Without doubt opportunistic thieves love an easy target. They have always been a target, but in recent months Storage Cages and Lock Ups have become more ideal than household robberies. Why? Because they’re easy. It’s important that we make a collaborative effort to implement better security habits and reduce incentives for…