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Cyclone season!

Cyclone season!

Cyclone warning! The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has revealed the cyclone forecast for the 2015-2016 season and fewer tropical cyclones are expected, compared with the historical average. The El Niño weather cycle currently gripping the country typically reduces the number of cyclones and it looks as though this season will be no different. “The Australian […]

10 things to know in respect to Cloud security

10 things to know in respect to Cloud security

Cloud security – some vital information If we’re talking about the cloud, we have to talk about security. It seems that every time the cloud is brought up in the enterprise, the conversation to follow is focused on how secure, or not secure, it really is. Some would have you believe the cloud is safer […]

10 things to know in respect to Cloud security

10 things to know in respect to Cloud security

Cloud security – some vital information If we’re talking about the cloud, we have to talk about security. It seems that every time the cloud is brought up in the enterprise, the conversation to follow is focused on how secure, or not secure, it really is. Some would have you believe the cloud is safer […]

Australia remains vulnerable

Australia remains vulnerable

Natural disasters a problem natural disaster, roundtable  prev next Australia’s prominent disaster resilience organisation warns that Australia remains among the most vulnerable nations to natural disaster, despite being one of the world’s most developed. The Australian Business Roundtable for Disaster Resilience & Safer Communities called for further action to raise awareness of Australia’s increasing […]

Call for increased employee safety

Call for increased employee safety

The facts on employees on fleets A leading Insurer has called on employers to improve and adopt safe vehicle fleet policy in a bid to reduce staff injuries and avoid preventable fatalities on the road. They have called on employers to invest in their fleets in a bid to curb the most common cause of […]

The name is Bond – Jane Bond!

Insurance Fraud in the UK A woman referred to by prosecutors as a ‘female James Bond’ who was acquitted of murdering her doctor boss’ model ex-girlfriend two years ago, has been arrested again, this time on charges of insurance fraud. Kelly Soo Park, 49, used to be the office assistant of orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munir […]

What insurance class is growing the fastest?

Cyber unsuprisingly leads the race A leading international brokerage has revealed that cyber insurance is its fastest growing global coverage as numbers in Australia continue to spike. The global powerhouse noted that while cyber is popular the world over, business in Australia is booming as the company is writing half as much cyber business as […]

Bush fire threats are major concern as the weather warms

Bush fire threats are major concern as the weather warms

Concerns as we get closer to summer The threat of bushfires in certain areas of Australia will come early this year as the country faces an “above normal” threat from the natural disaster. The Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has released its national hazard note for the coming bushfire season and the […]

El Niño – this could be as big as it gets

El Niño – this could be as big as it gets

Whether the weather will affect us The El Niño weather event currently in place across the Pacific, including Australia, has the potential to be one of the worst ever, according to experts. The Bureau of Meteorology has consistently warned of a rising El Nino threat over the past months and now global experts have stated […]

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