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Lake Macquarie City Council‘s innovative rebate investment
Statewide Mutual members have access to a ‘whole of risk solution’ covering insurance placement, risk management programs and superior claims administration. The effectiveness of this solution brings with it many benefits, including the ability for members to contain...
Case notes: highlights the extensive liability protection afforded to Councils under the CLA
Benjamin Wells was riding an unregistered motorcycle without a fitted headlight at around 10.30pm on 16 November 2009. He was riding along Jilba Street, Orange when he collided with a water-filled barrier. As a result of the collision, Wells was thrown approximately...
Phreaking toll fraud hits our members
Have you ever collected the mail, opened your phone bill and been shocked at the daunting figure staring you in the face? $300 for the quarter? $500 maybe? Try $50,000, which is what a Statewide Mutual member council’s bill came to recently after they fell victim to...
Case notes: extensive liability protection for councils under the Civil Liability Act
On 1 January 2010, John Mansfield drove his truck along a single lane track when he ran over a culvert (open drain). The embankment gave way causing his truck to roll over into the watercourse. Mansfield was injured in the accident. Proceedings were commenced in the...
Tamworth rising star takes out scholarship gong
Brad Murahari, Risk and Compliance Manager with Tamworth Regional Council (TRC), recently returned from his trip to Boston, USA, after being awarded the 2016 Affiliated FM (AFM) Statewide Mutual Risk Management Scholarship. AFM, underwriters of our Property Mutual...
Monument management in the spotlight
Tragedy struck a quiet town on the Mid North Coast in late November last year when a sandstone war memorial fell onto a young girl. It’s understood the memorial was installed in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard. However, it’s believed to have been...