How the insurance industry could be more innovative
Nobody really enjoys talking about insurance. To the everyday Australian, it’s a bore, and to the household decision-maker, it’s a hassle
Richard Laycock | 30 Aug | Read more
Stories by Richard Laycock
The real cost of cyber scams
It turns out that businesses lost 23% more money to scammers in 2017 than they did the year before. In fact, the latest Targeted Scams Report shows that businesses were conned out of nearly $4.7 million last year, and unfortunately, it’s small businesses that were most likely to be targeted.
Richard Laycock | 02 Jun | Read more
The ins and outs of risk management
With technological advancements rapidly increasing over the past couple of years, it’s unsurprising that data breaches have slowly crept up the list of small business owners’ biggest fears.
Richard Laycock | 29 Mar | Read more
How to make a cyber liability insurance claim
Cybercrime is one of the biggest risks for businesses today. Whether you’re a large corporation or an SME, it’s important to be aware of the consequences that can result from a threat to your cybersecurity.
Richard Laycock | 05 Feb | Read more
What you need to know about drone insurance
Those working in financial services or tech are probably all too familiar with the day-to-day cyber risks present in their industries.
Richard Laycock | 29 Jan | Read more
Why it’s great news that cyber insurance is becoming more popular
It’s not really in our nature to love competition. In fact, it’s complete animal instinct to want there to be no competition at all.
Richard Laycock | 01 Dec | Read more
Why is cyber liability insurance so expensive?
I’ll be honest with you, in many cases, business insurance isn’t cheap. But why should it be? You’re protecting so many assets that, if lost, could completely crumble your business.
Richard Laycock | 30 Oct | Read more
Cyber security in the pet insurance industry
When you think of the phrase “cyber security”, pet insurance doesn’t typically come to mind. After all, what have cats and dogs got to do with digital data?
Richard Laycock | 29 Sep | Read more
Research shows that SMEs are unprepared when it comes to cybersecurity
Cybersecurity – and consequently cyber insurance – is something that not many SMEs (small to medium-sized enterprises) spend time thinking about.
Richard Laycock | 10 Sep | Read more
How to save money on cyber liability insurance
One of the primary expenses that a small business might face is the cost of insurance. And if your business works within the digital world, you’ll not only have to purchase business insurance, but cyber liability insurance too.
Richard Laycock | 01 Aug | Read more
How much can cyber liability insurance cost your business?
It’s an unfortunate reality for many small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that business insurance can be expensive, especially when you take out a policy that’s as specialised as cyber liability insurance and especially if your business is primarily digital and deals with a lot of data
Richard Laycock | 21 Jul | Read more
The ins and outs of risk managing a breach
It’s not surprising that data breaches are slowly making their way up the list of business executives’ biggest fears.
Richard Laycock | 12 Jun | Read more
Does your business need cyber insurance?
For many SMEs, cyber insurance falls into the category of “it will never apply to me, so I probably don’t need it.”
Richard Laycock | 02 Jun | Read more
What you need to know about cyber liability
Those working within the tech, financial services and telecommunications industries (among others) know all too well the reality of cyber security threats.
Richard Laycock | 25 May | Read more
The real cost of Cyber Theft
In 2015, the Australian Government’s ‘Stay Smart Online’ initiative released a report discussing the cost of cybercrime to our small businesses.
Richard Laycock | 22 May | Read more