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What’s the best way to promote risk management?
That was the question Deb McDonald, Risk Management Coordinator – Port Stephens Council, nailed to win the 2015 Affiliated FM Client Risk Management Scholarship. Affiliated FM, underwriters of our Property Mutual scheme, offer an opportunity of a lifetime each year to...
Intimate LG knowledge makes all the difference
The NZ Herald recently reported that a port company owned by a New Zealand council is currently in litigation with Aon for NZ$184 million following coverage issues arising from the 2011 earthquakes. It’s alleged that acts and omissions by the broker caused the company...
Contingent liabilities
We’ve recently fielded enquiries from members regarding potential contingent liabilities of participation in the mutual. The Deed enables the board to request members make good on any deficit in the scheme or any contingent liabilities of a Council when exiting. Given...
And the winner is …
Eight submissions were received for this year’s Risk Management Excellence Awards. All were top-notch, with one stand-out winner. Lake Macquarie City Council came up trumps at the recent Risk Management Conference, winning the coveted Statewide Mutual Risk Management...
Case notes: a potted summary
Recent liability cases that have gone to appeal, highlighting the importance of having a legally experienced claims team on your side. As professional defence litigants, JLT’s claims team play an active role in obtaining favourable verdicts for Council. With many...
You’ve been hacked
Imagine this: you arrive at work early on a seemingly normal day. You grab a coffee, start up your computer, check emails and then try to access the ratepayer database that you were diligently working on all yesterday… and it’s gone. With a bead of sweat on your brow...