5 July Insurance considerations when farming clients diversify their business
Business diversification is a growing trend among farmers as they look to create secondary income streams that can help smooth earnings during periods of drought and other uncertainty. But Argis farm underwriting manager Peter Morsley warns that farm insurance cover doesn’t automatically extend to other businesses being run from a farm.
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13 May Five minutes with… Michael Thompson, ARGIS senior farm underwriter
Q. When did you join ARGIS? A. I’ve been working at ARGIS for just over three years, having joined in October 2017. I was previously with another underwriting agency, Calibre Commercial Insurance (previously part of the Calliden Group), which offered a range of commercial insurances and...
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12 Apr Five minutes with… Peter Morsley, ARGIS farm insurance underwriting manager
Q. When did you join ARGIS? A. I’ve been working at ARGIS (and it predecessor companies) since February 2007. After returning from a period living in the UK, my partner’s job took us to Albury-Wodonga on the Victoria/NSW border. I’d worked in financial services in the...
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03 Feb How Insuretech is Reducing Quote Turnaround Times at ARGIS
Farm insurance agency ARGIS has improved its new business quote turnaround times by 60-65%, thanks to the introduction of new automated bot and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Peter Morsley, farm underwriting manager at ARGIS, says since the technology was introduced last year, around 50% of all...
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15 Oct How to help your farm insurance clients avoid weather-related claims
Along with accidental damage, weather-related damage accounts for the most significant proportion of claims among Argis farm insurance policyholders. But while the damage caused by bushfires – such as those we experienced in the horrific summer of 2019/20 – is well-documented, Argis farm underwriting manager Peter...
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30 Mar Important update regarding the current COVID-19 situation for brokers
Our team is working remotely to maintain business as usual. During this time we ask that you email your enquiries and follow ups to us at argis@argis.com.au and we will respond accordingly. Alternatively, to speak to an underwriter you can leave a detailed message on...
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01 Jan Inter Hannover Name change – Effective 1 January 2019
The insurer, International Insurance Company of Hannover SE – Australian Branch (Inter Hannover) will be renamed HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia (HDI Global Specialty). The ABN and AFSL remain unchanged; The registered address of the newly named HDI Global Specialty will change to Tower 1,...
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