Category: Broker Forums

Save the Date

Every year we host educational broker forums that are relevant to the markets current climate and we’re delighted to invite you and your colleagues to attend and hear from our expert panelists. Please take note of the dates and locations below.

This year our broker forums will focus on protecting vulnerable people in the changing risk and governance landscape.

Our specialised sectors are becoming increasingly complex. Generic insurance and risk management advice, particularly around issues of abuse prevention just doesn’t cut it any more for these clients.
Clients are increasingly seeking advice on how to refocus their risk and insurance investment to more effectively support better governance and help transition to a more proactive and sustainable future.

Key Points

Our broker education forums will discuss key points on how governance risk and insurance are vital components to ensure organisations in our specialty sectors are able to protect vulnerable people and prevent harm.

This session will also provide information on how you can access relevant risk management services and utilize our expertise in these sectors to deliver tailored risk solutions through Ansvar Risk.

Dates and Locations

Our broker forums will take place in the morning from 8:30am to 12:30pm including registration and break time. We will have tea and coffee during registration, prior to the forum starting and light refreshments for our break.

If you wish to attend one of our broker forums please take note of the dates and locations below.

Registration closed

Further details to be released soon

More in-depth details on the forum topic can be viewed here

Ansvar Insurance, one of Australia’s leading specialist insurers, has announced the 2017 Education Forum series scheduled to occur across Australia in August. Titled Understanding the NDIS; its implications for service providers and those who provide services to the Sector, this forum is your number one event in enabling you and your organisation to understand what the NDIS means for the disability sector, its service providers and those who support the service providers in this new market.

Speakers from the National Disability Services (NDS), Australia’s peak body for non-government disability service organisations and other industry experts will be included in our forum.

The NDIS will provide all Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to enjoy an ordinary life. The scheme represents a fundamental change to how supports and services for people with a disability are funded and delivered across Australia.

Both existing providers, new market entrants and organisations providing services to the sector need to understand:

• *How the scheme operates
• *Obligations of service providers
• *Quality and Safeguarding Framework development
• *Changing workforce models

Please see below for the forum details and registration links. If you wish to attend one please register your details for that forum.

A light breakfast and registration will be held from 8:30 – 9am, with the forums starting promptly at 9am. Each forum will close with a networking lunch provided by Ansvar.

The Ansvar Australia Education forum for Broker Partner and Customers is an excellent opportunity to learn more on the NDIS from the experts and ask questions.

Ansvar Insurance, one of Australia’s leading specialist insurers has recently concluded its most successful series of education forums to date, setting a record attendance of more than 300 delegates across Australia.

The latest series of forums, titled Innovation Revolution: The New Age of Insurance, provided brokers detailed insight into the changing landscape of the Insurance industry from an innovative technology perspective. This included Ansvar’s progressive adoption of the latest technology for risk assessment and mitigation with the use of drones, thermography and security and fire detection systems.

Ansvar launched their new Business Resilience Toolkit at the forums to help brokers assist their SME clients in the event of a crisis. This new risk solution product follows the release of Ansvar’s new business insurance products for SMEs in July 2016.

The Business Resilience framework consists of three components; a Crisis Management Plan, a Business Continuity Plan and Recovery Plans, all of which equip brokers to seamlessly work with their SME clients in the face of a disruptive event.

“The record attendance is a clear sign that brokers value these forums, as they provide insight into current issues and emerging trends within our specialty industry sectors. They are the perfect opportunity to share with brokers the latest risk and insurance solutions needed to best service their clients across all of the sectors in which we operate,” said Warren Hutcheon, CEO Ansvar Insurance.

Ansvar’s next series of Broker Forums are currently being developed for August 2017.

Our 2016 Broker Education Forums was the most successful series of education forums to date, setting a record attendance of more than 300 delegates across Australia. Read our review here

If you missed the 2016 Broker Education Forum – you can download our presentation.

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Ansvar Insurance, one of Australia’s leading specialist insurers, has announced the 2016 Education Forum series scheduled to occur across Australia in August. Titled Innovation Revolution: The New Age of Insurance, the forums will explore technological changes impacting the future of insurance and how changes in society will influence the insurance market.

“The nature of the insurance industry is evolving and changing at lightning speed.  These national forums are an essential platform for us to share with our brokers the latest technology, innovation and societal impacts affecting the industry and the clients we serve.  Our two keynote speakers, Warren Burns and Professor Allan Manning, will provide expert context to the changing landscape of the industry,” said Warren Hutcheon, CEO, Ansvar Insurance.

Ansvar will unveil new risk solutions offerings available to their clients and will launch their new suite of tailored Business Insurance products at the forum. The new policies have been designed to reflect recent industry developments as well as emerging risks faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Australia and are tailored for organisations with less than $10M in assets and/or turnover.

An overview of the speakers as follows:

Warren Burns, Director of the technology think tank, The Leading Edge Forum in Asia and the founder of the Innovation Agency, BurnsRED.  Mr Burns will discuss the emergence of disruptive technologies and how the industry needs to change to stay relevant as well as what the future holds for the industry in terms of buying behaviors and risk assessments.

Professor Allan Manning, founder and Managing Director of LMI Group and the President of the International Institute of Claims Preparers.  Professor Manning will present with a key focus on the changing nature of insurance and how futuristic changes to society through economic, environmental, political, legislative and societal impacts will influence the insurance market.

Please see below for  forum details:

A light breakfast and registration will be held from 8 – 8:30am, with the forums starting promptly at 8:30am. Each forum will close with a networking lunch provided by Ansvar.

For more information on the education forums or to register, please visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/o/ansvar-insurance-3257659098

Ansvar Insurance, Australia’s leading insurance provider for the Care, Community, Education, Faith and Heritage sectors, will convene a series of broker education forums nationally in April and May. The forums, titled the “Running the Risk: Risk Management II for the Not-for-Profit Board”, are designed to provide brokers with the latest legal and business information to help their clients who have board member responsibilities in not-for-profit organisations.

The forums build on previous broker events, and further explores the risks faced by Directors and their Boards. Ansvar continually evolves the content of these forums to ensure the latest examples of best practice risk management relating to fiduciary obligations and other governance demands placed on directors and their boards are covered.

The forums are scheduled nationally, and Warren Hutcheon, CEO of Ansvar will be joined by noted keynote speakers.  Ken Horsley, partner in the insurance and corporate risk team at Minter Ellison will present in Sydney and Brisbane.  Ingrid Nunnink, Partner, Marsh & Maher, Melbourne, who specialises in insurance litigation is the keynote presenter in Melbourne and Adelaide.  Toby Barrie, a specialist in commercial litigation and dispute resolution will present in Perth.

“As the insurance specialist in this sector, we recognise the ongoing need to provide our broker partners with access to the depth of new information and legal expertise that these speakers offer.  It is so important to the well-being of the many NFP organisations in Australia, that Directors remain informed of their legal obligations and trust related governance,” said Warren Hutcheon, CEO of Ansvar.

The broker forums are scheduled twice yearly and conducted nationally. See below for April-June forum details:

Perth – 29 April

Melbourne – 19 May

Brisbane – 21 May

Sydney – 26 May

Adelaide – 5 June

Ansvar Insurance, Australia’s leading insurance provider for the care, community, education, faith and heritage sectors will convene a series of broker forums in May.

The Melbourne forum, entitled “Betrayal of Trust”, expected to attract a large number of brokers, will feature an address by Nick Wakeling, MP for Ferntree Gully, and Committee Member for the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into the handling of the child abuse by religious and other non-government organisations.

“This is a highly topical issue, and one that carries significant responsibility for the insurance industry, both for the institutions they work with, and for those on the receiving end in those environments that are meant to offer safe and protective care at all times” said Nick.

“The topic at the Melbourne broker forum is directly related to the level of inquiry and interest from our customers and broker partners,” said Warren Hutcheon, CEO, Ansvar.

“We’re grateful for Nick Wakeling’s commitment of time for this important forum on an issue that is critical to the well-being of the vulnerable. Ansvar’s specialist expertise in the care, community and faith sectors allows us to raise this issue to ensure we provide a greater understanding for our brokers dealing with their clients in these sectors. It is incredibly important for Ansvar to help organisations protect those who are in their care.

“The Ansvar broker events provide our brokers and partners with the opportunity to hear about topical mainstream issues facing our customers, and enable a collaborative approach in tackling these challenges and issues,” Warren said.

The broker forums are scheduled nationally in all major centres including Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. Melbourne’s forum is focused on the “Betrayal of Trust” topic, and the remainder of the forums in the other centres will address “Avoiding a Crisis Through Risk Management”.

Dates for Ansvar Broker Forums:

Adelaide – 13th May

Melbourne – 15th May

Sydney – 16th May

Perth – 21st May

Brisbane – 23rd May