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    Property maintenance - could your property cause an injury?

    Guild Insurance sees many insurance claims which have come about due to poor maintenance of a property.  In too many of these cases, the poor state of the building or its grounds is obvious an...

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    Understanding social media risks

    Social media is an ever increasing form of communication for many people in both their personal and professional lives.
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    Common workplace errors and injuries in early learning centres

    No employee wants to be injured at work. And no employer wants their staff to be injured at work. Guild Insurance knows that employees and employers have the best of intentions when it comes to wor...

  • Early Learning Break-Ins

    Break-in and thefts in Early Learning

    Break-in and the theft of items can have a devastating impact on an early learning service. Not only can missing goods and property damage make running the business challenging, but people’s ...

  • The impact of communication on claims

    It would be understandable for dental 

    Learning from chiropractic claims

    Guild Insurance spends a significant amount of time analysing the chiropractic claims reported to us. This analysis helps us to understand what patients complain about, factors which might mak...

  • Managing complaints against Dietitians

    Receiving a complaint is an unexpected part of running any business. No business is immune from receiving a complaint, regardless of how successful it is or how customer focused staff are. There ca...

  • Sun protection measures for early learning centres

    It wouldn’t surprise most Australians to hear that, according to the Cancer Council, Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. And sadly, most skin cancers in Austra...

  • Client Record Keeping for Dietitians

    Client record keeping is unfortunately one of those dreaded risk management topics. Guild Insurance understands that it isn’t the most interesting of topics for health profes...

  • Managing the risk of mould

    There are many parts of Australia that experience high humidity. For some people who love the heat, these can be great places to live and work. However, unfortunately, these humid environments aren...

  • Dating patients - is it ever okay?

    Health professionals might sometimes question if it’s ever ok to date a patient. Most would say the answer to that is a straight-out no. Then there are variations to ...

  • Maintenance of storm water drains

    Maintenance of stormwater drains

    Heavy rains can cause unexpected flooding, even in well-maintained properties. Blocked stormwater drains outside can lead to water damage. Identify nearby drains, contact authorities for maintenance, ...
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    The risk of flexi hoses - Early Learning

    Imagine that you’ve closed your centre at about 6pm on a Friday. Unbeknownst to you, later that evening water starts flowing from underneath one of the bathroom sinks. As no one is there to see ...
  • Maintaining your shade sails and softfall

    Maintaining your shade sails and softfall

    Children in early learning centres spend a great deal of time outside enjoying the playground. It’s therefore imperative that centres place great effort in maintaining those playgrounds. Not ...

  • Car part thefts - will you be next ?

    When we think about the risks of car 

    Maintaining personal safety and a safe chiropractic practice

    All employers, business owners, contractors and employees have an obligation to create and maintain a safe working environment.  And to do this we all need to think about what makes our workpl...

  • When clients see multiple speech pathologists

    Guild Insurance regularly manages claims where issues arise when a client has received a service from more than one clinician.  This has lead Guild to explore how this situation may contribute...

  • Protecting your fitness centre from damage

    Protecting your fitness centre from damage

    While exercising has well recognised benefits, most people would acknowledge that exercising also carries an inherent risk of injury. However, injuries to members and clients aren’t the only ...

  • Mitigating Cyclone Risks

    Cyclones may seem like a rare event to some people in Australia. However, according to the CSIRO, northern Australia is threatened by cyclones every year between November and April with typically a...

  • Mitigating bushfire risks

    Bushfires are an unfortunate part of life for many people and businesses in Australia and the devastation they cause can be c...

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