Gallagher News and Insights

Here’s a fact: cyber risk management is a business imperative, not an IT one. And though awareness of cyber risks is growing in Australia, only 50% of Australian big businesses believe they have adequate plans in place to mitigate a cyber security crisis.

An insurance broker is your best resource for reliable and up-to-date information about insurance and risk management. But what can you do if your broker is busy and you need information right now? Enter: Quora.

Insurance gets a bad rap for being a seemingly-dull industry, nothing could be further than the truth. As the oxygen of commerce, the insurance has a rich and extensive history - but how much do you know about it?

There's less than a year to go before the new mandatory data breach reporting law comes into effect. Have you reviewed your company's cyber insurance and data breach response plan?

Anyone in business faces a range of risks that need to be managed.  Not just the risk of losing money, but, for example, the risk of being sued.

Gallagher has launched a professional benefits service, Access1st, which provides its association partners and their members with access to a range of quality, relevant products and services at preferential rates.

Transport for NSW is encouraging residents and businesses to have their say in the state's future transport and infrastructure roadmap. 

On the weekend of the 19 & 20 May, 2017, five members of the Gallagher Adelaide team supported the Jodi Lee Foundation with one of their major fundraising events of the year - hiking 80km along the Heysen Trail to save lives by raising awareness of bowel cancer. 

Purchasing Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) through VMIA is changing from 1 July 2017.

The NSW Government has announced an indefinite delay to introducing a new levy to fund the state’s emergency services – just one month before the levy was due to take effect.

The massive ransomware attack which has affected more than 200,000 people in 150 countries is a timely reminder for Australian businesses to prioritise strengthening their cyber security measures, according to Gallagher Insurance Brokers.

The chances are that anyone in business today has probably heard of content marketing. With the rise of search engine Google and technology platforms including Facebook and Twitter, the idea of using your website or digital presence to connect with and influence potential customers is now widely discussed.

When the Institute for Learning Professionals (ILP) was getting started 10 years ago with three members, CEO and Founder Kerry Brocks says the key to growth was identifying the “pain points” potential members in her industry had at the time.

30 March Due to extreme weather conditions in SE QLD, caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie, Gallagher's branches in Brisbane CBD, Toowong and Beenleigh have closed for safety reasons.

A group of hardy Gallagher team members, plus friends from a range of other businesses, combined to tackle the 2017 Miss Muddy race in Melbourne on 25 March - raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process.

The Q1 edition of the 2017 Market Overview report is now available for download. Get your free copy here.

Updated 28 March, 2017 Tropical Cyclone Debbie is due to hit the mainland of North Queensland at 2:00pm, remaining a category three system over land for the next eighteen hours. 

Researchers at James Cook University have launched a project aimed at investigating risk and insurance in the Cairns Northern Beaches area. 

Gallagher Australia's Commercial Broking Managing Director, Sarah Lyons, will be getting grubby for a good cause as she participates in the Miss Muddy Australia event in Melbourne on 25 March.

Gallagher's commitment to leading the way in ethical business practices has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute for the sixth consecutive year.