[SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-21 Thread innovation9
Hydrix does software & electronics design for everything from iphone apps and wireless accessories to Class 3 high risk invasive biomedical diagnostic devices - which is why our premiums are higher than most I suspect. Cheers Peter On Dec 21, 7:52 am, Steve Dalton wrote: > Thanks Peter, > > Th

[SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-21 Thread VB
For what it's worth, I can recommend my broker: http://www.ibgroup.com.au/. As independent contractor doing development on business / ecommerce systems I got PI and PL though them. As others said it's a bit of a process to get cover but IB Group as broker were helpful and catered for my specific n

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-20 Thread Steve Dalton
Thanks Peter, Those premiums seem very high - but I don't know your business, so that might explain it the size. I think our last premium was about $3-4k from memory for PI - PL was pretty cheap ($500-$1000 or something like that). We are just a simple consulting company though with all employees

[SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-20 Thread innovation9
Steve AIMIA offer specialist PI and PD for Online and ICT industries for its members through Armstrong Nisbet. Robin Nisbet the principal seems good to work with and paperwork overhead not to extreme. Alternately APESMA (the professional engineers body) also offer PI & PD for their members. We g

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-20 Thread Steve Dalton
Thanks Kurt I'll take a look. Steve On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Kurt Falkenstein wrote: > Hi > > I use bizcover.com.au > > Fast, online and backed up with real people to talk with when the need > arises. > > I use them for PI, PL & Business Contents Insurance - including no > stress for all

[SiliconBeach] Re: PI & PL insurance recommendation

2010-12-20 Thread Kurt Falkenstein
Hi I use bizcover.com.au Fast, online and backed up with real people to talk with when the need arises. I use them for PI, PL & Business Contents Insurance - including no stress for all the plethora of devices that walk in and out of the office. You can also get the whole thing funded through M