By Chris Dougherty, General Manager, Westlawn Insurance 29 November 2016 Last month, millions of people across the US and Europe were unable to access popular websites such as Twitter, PayPal, Spotify and Netflix following a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber-attack.
By Chris Dougherty, General Manager, Westlawn Insurance 25 October 2016 As severe storms swept across South Australia on the afternoon of Wednesday 28 September, the state’s 1.6 million residents suddenly found themselves without power.
By Chris Dougherty 27 September 2016 Did you know that every year in Australia, hundreds of fires involving the outdoor storage of combustible waste causes millions of dollars in damages – and even claims several lives?
The bungled 60 Minutes child abduction attempt on a suburban Beirut street last month illustrates just how easily things can suddenly and unexpectedly go wrong for a company and how senior management can suddenly find themselves in hot water. On 30 April, The Australian newspaper reported on the legal problems facing the Nine Network and its senior management in […]
By Chris Dougherty, General Manager, Westlawn Insurance 26 April 2016 How would your business survive a crisis? Natural disasters, vandalism, theft, power outages and equipment failure could occur at any time with little or no warning and have a severe impact on your business.
The results of a recent survey of over 1,500 business owners is cause for some concern. The Vero SME Insurance Index 2016 has found that many businesses are not necessarily covered for the risks that keep their owners awake at night. There also appears to be some common misconceptions about exactly what coverage businesses do have. What […]
Thefts targeting tools and building materials have been widely reported in the media over the past few months. According to reports, construction sites and utes have been particularly targeted by thieves. On 15 September, The Daily Telegraph reported police were warning tradespeople in Sydney’s northwest to lock up and secure their tools in their utes […]
Cybercrime is on the rise in Australia and alarmingly, we now rank as one of the world’s most hacked countries. In 2014, around 11,000 incidents were reported to CERT Australia, the national response team for cyber security issues affecting businesses. Further, cyber risks have now moved into the top 5 business risks globally. And in a recent […]
What are the biggest risks facing Australian businesses in 2015? Global insurance company, Allianz, released its annual Allianz Risk Barometer for 2015 in January. The report ranks the biggest risks facing business around the world according to a survey of over 500 risk managers and corporate insurance experts from more than 40 countries, including Australia. […]
