NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
Cladding: Building Surveyors vs Professional Indemnity Insurance Providers
It took just 12 minutes for the fire to spread to 19 stories of The Grenfell Towers in West London on June 14 last year. 72 people died and a further 70 were injured. Highly flammable, non-compliant external cladding was to blame for the blaze taking hold so rapidly....
Cyber Risks: Part of Everyday Business
Security risks to our computer networks are unfortunately now part of doing business. The growing frequency and sophistication of cyber incidents are staggering. They can come from just about anywhere at any time. Incidents range from employee negligence and...
Congratulations to the 2018 AFM Scholarship Winner
AFM Scholarship Award - Naamon Eurell - Statewide Mutual, Andrew Mason - Wagga Wagga City Council & Tony Cavka - AFM Andrew Mason from Wagga Wagga City Council was announced as the 2018 scholarship winner at the Statewide Mutual Risk Management Conference on...
Statewide Mutual welcomes newest Member, Waverley Council
It is with great pleasure we welcome the newest Member to our Mutual, Waverley Council, who on the 4th September, endorsed JLT and Statewide Mutual to be Council’s provider of general insurance, claims management and risk management services. Tenders were called on in...
New Riverina and Hunter board representation
Your Mutual’s Board of Management has seen some exciting updates in recent months. We’re very fortunate to now have Brett Stonestreet from Griffith City Council and Singleton Council’s Jason Linnane on the Board, representing the Riverina and Hunter regions...
Social media risks on the rise and here to stay
Social media is now firmly embedded in our society, accompanied by a range of challenges. We explore two modern social media issues for councils: cyber-attacks and online public risk notifications. Besides its questionable and somewhat ironic impact on the sociability...