How Cyber Smart Are You? Malicious or criminal attacks such as phishing, malware, ransomware, brute-force attack ,and compromised or stolen credentials remain the leading cause of reported data breaches during the first half of 2020.1 Many cyber incidents in this reporting period appear to have exploited vulnerabilities...

CRM Brokers wishes you and your family a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year CRM Brokers offices are business as usual until 5pm Friday 18th of December 2020, when we will close for Christmas and New Year's Eve....

CRM Brokers announce the Strata Services Business Award 2020 On Friday 23rd of October, the strata industry gathered at the Hyatt Regency for the annual SCA (NSW) CHU Strata Community Awards which was also live streamed online. The CRM Brokers’ sponsored Strata Services Business Award is designed...

Damien Coorey joins the Insurance Business Australia Awards Panel Damien Coorey, Director, has been invited to share his knowledge and experience on leadership, customer service and sales success strategies on the QBE Insurance Brokerage of the Year (>20 Staff) Panel. In this panel, the leaders of...

A raft of new legislation came in force earlier this year, aimed at improving regulation in the residential building industry. The legislation has far-reaching implications and will impose new obligations on builders, developers, designers, product manufacturers & suppliers, certifiers, installers, sub-contractors, supervisors, etc; particularly in...

Finalists Announced for the Strata Services Business Award The SCA (NSW) CHU Strata Community Awards Night has adapted to these unusual times and for the first time will be broadcast online with finalist in attendance. The independent judging process has been finalised and the results are in!...

New process for lodgement of strata building bonds NSW Fair Trading has provided an update on the new process for lodgement of strata building bonds. Starting 1 September 2020, there is a new process for the lodgement of the 2% strata building bond. Lodgement is to be...

Voluntary Workers: At A Glance Even before COVID-19 impacted us all, Owners Corporations would be, from time-to-time, looking for ways to save some money. This often was in the form of residents volunteering to complete simple tasks around the property. Lately, we have received an increased number...

Common Misconceptions about Cyber Exposures Cyber Insurance is designed to address the exposures businesses face when using the internet, email, websites, computer programs and in particular from storing private information about their clients and staff. We often hear that businesses do not consider cyber insurance because they...

General advice on temporary business closures during COVID-19 With many COVID-19 government restrictions now in place, we recognise the challenges faced by our clients as buildings are forced to either close or operate in a limited capacity into the foreseeable future. From a risk management perspective, Zurich...