NZI issued a bulletin recently following a review of their Cyber claims. This has shown an increase in the number of incidents where a business has transferred funds to a Threat Actor, rather than the intended recipient. Banks are sometimes able to freeze these...
Lead generation is a hot topic at the moment. Many builders who have lived quite well from word-of-mouth marketing are finding that this strategy is either not working or not providing enough new leads to maintain their businesses. In response to this, The Trades...
This is an opinion piece by Ben Rickard, director of construction-focussed risk adviser and insurance broking firm Builtin. Ben and Builtin have been providing insurance and risk advice to thousands of building businesses for more than a decade. He has made...
Ben Rickard, construction risk specialist at Builtin Insurance Brokers, outlines how they saved big bucks for one new customer. Background JFC Pumps is a well known and highly reputable Christchurch-based concrete pumping company. Its managing director, Tim Johnstone,...
Note that this article is general in nature and should not be taken as legal advice. In the construction industry, the relationships between various parties, such as owners, architects, contractors and subcontractors, are often complex. One critical aspect of these...
