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Why Plumbing in Victoria Has No Insurance Safety Net
The amount of plumbing related building defects I see in Victoria is astonishingly high. Often they exceed all other defects. Yet the insurance that should respond has become a farce.
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A New General Insurance Code of Practice but Will It Change Anything
The headline change is that many of the Code's obligations are proposed to become legally enforceable. On paper that is a significant shift.
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Victoria Does Not Have a Building Crisis It Has a Legal Enforcement Crisis
You have a defective dwelling or property damage, and the builder gets prosecuted and fined. How does that help you?
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Victoria Has Watered Down Its Building Reforms Before They Even Started
For the last year we heard Victorians would have a Building and Plumbing Commission that would finally hold builders and developers to account. We were expecting a bulldog.
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Why a Great Broker Makes the Difference When a Commercial Insurance Claim Stalls
Why do some commercial insurance claims get paid and others don't? In my view, one of the biggest differences is the attitude of the insurance broker involved.
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