Anyone that has been able to get inside a Bunnings or other hardware/timber suppliers will have seen the empty shelves in the timber section, particularly in framing timbers. A shortage of many building materials is matched by an increase in demand and this has led to a sizeable increase in the cost of construction. At the same time many insureds are looking to reduce their […]
Another tragic quad vehicle accident claims the life of a child
It was only a few weeks ago I was moved to post an article where a young child was killed while a passenger on an quad bike. Over the weekend, I was speaking with our immediate neighbour and they explained that family friends had lost their young daughter in a quad vehicle accident. This time the vehicle was designed to transport 4 people, and had […]
Lessons Learned from Mining Losses
I look forward to participating as one of the panelists today looking at the lessons learned from losses in the mining industry. The event is run by the Mining Insurance and Risk Association coordinated out of London. The session will be covering a large range of topics from policy wording issues through to the need for trust and transparency between the parties and ways to […]