by Ben Rickard | Jul 7, 2015 | Insurance
Indemnity insurance is the fastest-growing type of cover for builders, and we’re fielding more and more calls asking if they need it. This article will explain what it is and what it does and doesn’t cover. Hopefully, this will help you decide if it’s something...
by Ben Rickard | Mar 15, 2015 | Insurance
In our final article in this series on managing risk for trade businesses, we focus on the risk of something happening to key people in the business (that means you). FOUR AREAS OF RISK Property Liability Financial Personal/Family Is your business’s most valuable...
by Ben Rickard | Feb 15, 2015 | Insurance
In this article, we focus on financial risk in building businesses. FOUR AREAS OF RISK Property Liability Financial Personal/Family Unfortunately, it is a fact that over half of all New Zealand construction businesses will have failed after just four years*. The...
by Ben Rickard | Jan 15, 2015 | Insurance
Construction is a risky business, more so than most, yet many builders don’t spend enough time really understanding their risk environment and putting in place strategies to manage, avoid or transfer that risk. Four Areas of Risk Property Liability Financial...
by Ben Rickard | Nov 14, 2014 | Insurance
Construction is a risky business, more so than most, yet many builders don’t spend enough time really understanding their risk environment and putting in place strategies to manage, avoid or transfer that risk. In this second article in our Understanding Risk series,...
by Ben Rickard | Oct 20, 2014 | Insurance
Life used to be simple. It was about survival, finding enough to eat and avoiding being eaten by a sabre-toothed tiger. Modern life is much more complicated, especially if you’re a builder and run a business. There’s a lot to think about, and one of the most...