The rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is one of the largest infrastructure projects to be undertaking in Australia. Many thousands of workers will be required to complete the rollout over the next decade or so, with many of...

The federal budget released earlier this month has been touted as the budget for small business. As a small business owner myself, it was great to hear Joe Hockey go on about the benefits of small business on the...

When starting your own trade business there are so many things to think about. The first is probably whether or not you’re going to make enough money to pay the bills! Somewhere on your list of things to do,...

We deal with hundreds of tradies every month who are considering taking out insurance. What we find is that most decide to go with public liability cover only, with a smaller percentage choosing to take out income protection. So...

This article was written in 2014 and may no longer be accurate. Ask any tradie what holds them back in business, and often the answer will be paperwork. There is no better (or should we say worse) killer of...

One of the main benefits of income protection is that it covers tradies both at work and at play. But when it comes to ‘play’ there are some major differences. From the insurance companies’ perspective, playing around with your...

Whenever someone requests a quote from us we always have to ask about your annual turnover. Most business owners know what turnover is, but if you’re a little unsure that’s totally understandable. To help out we have put together...

Faulty workmanship and defective work. A common question we get from tradesmen is whether or not public liability insurance covers them for faulty workmanship. The answer is yes – but only the consequences of the faulty workmanship are covered...

Qld Electrician Insurance Requirements We’ve helped thousands of Queensland electricians and have extensive knowledge of the insurance requirements for your electrical contractors licence. Electrician insurance is our major specialty, and 1 in 10 licensed electrical contractors in Queensland already...

Monthly payments for business insurance Like most insurance brokers in Australia we use a method known as premium funding to give our clients the convenience of monthly payments. When you choose to pay your insurance monthly, we will establish...