Corporate Profile
Service, Integrity & Knowledge
What Is Our History?
Corporate Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd was established in 1996 as a general insurance brokerage. It is licensed to transact all general insurance business in accordance with Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) regulations. Our licence number is 230142.
The brokerage’s director, Adrian Katschke J.P., has been in the insurance industry since 1976 working in both the commercial and life insurance sectors. He has received many awards for business production and promotion of business growth.
Our first office opened in Ballina on the beautiful NSW north coast in 1996. A second office was the established as head office, in Newcastle in 2003 to service the growing business sectors of Sydney and Newcastle. A third office was established on Queensland’s Gold Coast in 2006 to service our South-east Queensland clients.
What Do We Do?
As our name suggests, we are completely focused on the corporate sector. SME businesses across all spheres represent the bulk of our clientele. We do recognise though, that corporate Australia has a personal side so that we also provide personal service and advice to individuals and their families working in the corporate market.
What is Our Structure?
Our Newcastle office is located in Auckland Street, adjacent to Civic Park and the historic Town Hall. Joanne Russell is based here along with an extremely capable administration and sales team. Our fully qualified advisers handle all enquiries and arrange placement of business both Australia-wide and overseas.
The NSW Branch Manager, based in the Ballina office, has over forty years experience in the insurance industry in both insurer and broking roles. He is very ably supported by a highly qualified team of advisers and administrative personnel who arrange general insurance products for clients both in Australia and internationally.
Adrian Katschke, the Director is located in our Queensland office. It is also staffed by qualified professional brokers who are excited to service the booming Queensland sector. All of our staff undergo continuous professional development and training in compliance with ASIC requirements to maintain service standards and keep ahead of changes in industry knowledge, products, procedures and developments, so as to better serve our clients.
Because we subscribe to the old fashioned values of Service, Integrity and Knowledge as the benchmark of our Business Best Practice, we are very pleased to make an appointment to come and see you at your home, office or workplace to discuss your insurance needs.
Likewise, being ever mindful of our current age of high-speed communication with its need for instant information transfers, we embrace the electronic world of data delivery for your convenience. We arrange live, on-line, instant business coverage. We can your insurance program electronically with the push of a button.
We engage in electronic maintenance of your insurance portfolio to arrange renewals, Certificates of Currency, Policy Endorsements and Cover Confirmation as requested by your company and its financiers. We can even use snail mail if that’s your preference.
Who Do We Service?
Our expertise and corporate focus takes us into extremely diverse markets. These include but are not limited to:
· large charitable organisations
· large contract carer-based organisations catering for people with special needs
· manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers of all manner of products
· the construction and engineering industries
· banking and finance
· import/export
· hospitality
· broadcasting
· complementary medicine
· transport
· furniture removals
· property owners and investors
· motor trade
· commercial fishing fleets
· farming sector
· personnel placement
What Products Can We Arrange For You?
· Professional Indemnity
· Public & Products Liability
· Industrial Special Risks
· Management Liability/Directors & Officers
· Landlord
· Employment Practices Liability
· Contaminated Products Liability/ Recall
· Private Travel/ Corporate Travel
· Machinery Breakdown/ Spoilage
· Medical Malpractice
· Libel & Slander & Defamation
· Business Interruption (Consequential Loss of Profits)
· Burglary/Theft
· General Property
· Umbrella Liability
· Extortion, Kidnap & Ransom
· Marine Hull/ Protection & Indemnity
· Statutory Liability
· Pleasurecraft
· Home Building/Home Contents
· Marine Transit/ Inland/ Overseas Carriers Legal Liability
· Strata
· Domestic Workers Compensation
· Workers Compensation
· Contract Works/Combined Liability
· Fire & Perils – Building/Contents/Stock
· Computer/Electronic Breakdown
· Glass Breakage
· Loss of Money
· Fidelity Guarantee/Crime
· Motor Vehicle own Damage/Third Party Liability
· Contractors Plant & Machinery
· Capital Benefits, Personal Accident Illness/Sickness
· Life/ Trauma/ Total Disablement Income Protection
· Voluntary Workers
· Commercial & Legal Expenses/Tax Probe
· Residential Construction Warranty
· Advice on Risk Management/ Valuation Services/ Risk Survey Reports
· Rural
How Are We Regulated?
If we do place business with a Direct Overseas Foreign Insurer (DOFI), we will give full and transparent disclosure.
We also abide by the Insurance Brokers’ Code of Conduct which provides the industry standard for transaction of brokerage business, particularly in regard to client service.
Where we act under a binding authority from an underwriter, we will acknowledge this fact and agree to be bound by the Insurers Code of Conduct.
When our clients need time critical documentation as required by legislation, we will provide a Financial Services Guide (FSG) an Important Information (I.I.) notice, the insurance company’s Policy Wording/Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and a General Advice Warning (G.A.W.) by mail, fax or email.
If we give personal advice, we will always provide a Statement of Advice, describing the reason for the insurance that has been arranged.
Who Are Our Relations?
We belong to the Steadfast group, comprising over 270 independent brokers, Australia-wide. The total premium managed by this group is in excess of $6 billion. One of the many benefits of membership in this powerful, influential and well-respected body are the enhanced, industry-best Policy Wordings which we can provide for our clients along with the capacity to negotiate competitive premiums for them.
We have subscribed to the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) for many years. This organisation provides exemplary training and up-to-date industry advice as well as acting as a powerful lobby group for enhancements to the Insurance Industry as a whole.
We are also members of the Hunter Business Chamber, an organisation devoted to supporting local business and promotion of the Hunter region of NSW, state-wide, nationally and globally.
As a good corporate citizen we recognise the need to ‘give back’ to the community. To this end, we support numerous charities including:
· Leapfrog Ability
· Westpac Helicopter rescue
· NSW Sports Council for the Disabled
· 50 Kindest Companies
· Variety Club Children’s Christmas Party
· Access Industries
· House With No Steps
· Police Citizens Youth Club
Our biggest and most valued relationship of all however is with our wonderful clients. We always strive to manage each client’s insurance program with absolute transparency and a joint-venture partnership attitude so that both parties are fully aware of decisions made and obligations created by mutual consent.
The focus of Corporate Insurance Brokers therefore remains the protection of our clients’ assets thereby helping to build client wealth, business strength, prosperity and peace of mind.
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