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McKenzie Ross McKenzie Ross Insurance Brokers. Independent by choice. Expert by design. By your side always. And when it counts most? We see what others miss. We size risks right.

Helping businesses take control of risk—through clarity, creativity, and action. For over 30 years, McKenzie Ross has protected businesses through tailored risk and insurance solutions. We know there’s no such thing as the perfect policy—only the right one for you. From life sciences to recycling, aviation to amusements, we’ve built deep expertise across complex and technical industries. Our fierc

ely independent model gives us access to 100+ local and global insurers—so we act only in your best interests. Our in-house, onshore claims team becomes your secret weapon. Because great coverage is just the beginning—real peace of mind comes from knowing you’re never alone. We help you move forward—confidently.

Clinical trials are one of the most complex things to insure in Australia and most brokers treat them like a standard bu...
27/08/2026

Clinical trials are one of the most complex things to insure in Australia and most brokers treat them like a standard business package.

The risks are completely different. You've got participant liability, sponsor liability, investigator liability, intellectual property exposure, regulatory risk across multiple jurisdictions if the trial is international, and the very real possibility that years of work and significant grant funding gets wiped out by an event that a standard policy was never designed to cover.
Most of the researchers and sponsors I work with come to me after they've already been placed somewhere else. The policy looks fine on paper. It isn't.

If you're running a trial or funding one and you haven't had someone who actually understands this space look at your cover, that's worth fixing.

Most people don't realise their insurer and their broker are not on the same side.Your insurer's job is to manage their ...
11/08/2026

Most people don't realise their insurer and their broker are not on the same side.

Your insurer's job is to manage their own exposure. Your broker's job is to manage yours. When something goes wrong those two things can pull in very different directions, and which one you have in your corner matters a lot more than most people think.

Luke Lalor and David Hendry are travelling to Singapore next week for our annual Asia-Pacific trip.More of the capacity ...
10/08/2026

Luke Lalor and David Hendry are travelling to Singapore next week for our annual Asia-Pacific trip.

More of the capacity and appetite our clients need now sits in this part of the world, so we're off to meet the underwriters and partners who provide it.

They have some meaningful conversations already lined up, particularly on the harder-to-place risks.

We'll report back when they're home.

The AFL added a wildcard round this year. Two extra games, ten finalists instead of eight, a finals series that runs a w...
09/08/2026

The AFL added a wildcard round this year. Two extra games, ten finalists instead of eight, a finals series that runs a week longer than any club planned for when they last reviewed their insurance program.
Player injury cover, event liability, broadcast interruption, venue risk. All of it priced and structured around a season that no longer exists in its format.

Nobody thinks about it like that. The footy media is talking about which teams benefit from the wildcard. The risk conversation happening inside those clubs, if it's happening at all, is whether someone flagged the coverage implications of a longer finals series before the season started.
That's the broker's job. Not just the renewal. Knowing when the rules change and understanding what it means for the program before it becomes relevant.

The clubs whose broker caught it are fine. The ones whose broker just processed the renewal are hoping nothing goes wrong in the extra week.

There's a difference between renewing your policy and reviewing it.One is admin. The other is what a broker is actually ...
03/08/2026

There's a difference between renewing your policy and reviewing it.
One is admin. The other is what a broker is actually for.
When did yours last do the second one? Link in bio.

Some businesses fit neatly into a standard insurance product. Most don't.The moment you add complexity, multiple locatio...
29/07/2026

Some businesses fit neatly into a standard insurance product. Most don't.
The moment you add complexity, multiple locations, multiple revenue streams, liquor liability, events, contractors, export, anything that takes you outside the standard risk profile of your industry, a one-size policy starts to leave gaps.

Complex risks need a program, not a product. That means looking at what you actually do, how you make money, where your exposure sits, and building cover around that rather than fitting your business into whatever a comparison site returns.

It takes longer. It costs more thought. It's worth it when something goes wrong.

There's a category of risk that shows up in almost every program review we do, and it's the one nobody's formally docume...
25/07/2026

There's a category of risk that shows up in almost every program review we do, and it's the one nobody's formally documented.

If you haven't reviewed your program in the last twelve months, chances are something's moved. Worth finding out what. Link in bio.

Construction costs are up 40%. Most commercial property policies aren't keeping up. If yours hasn't been reviewed recent...
23/07/2026

Construction costs are up 40%. Most commercial property policies aren't keeping up. If yours hasn't been reviewed recently, you could be significantly underinsured without knowing it.

Business interruption insurance, three things most people get wrong.Swipe to find out if your policy actually covers wha...
20/07/2026

Business interruption insurance, three things most people get wrong.
Swipe to find out if your policy actually covers what you think it does.
Link in bio if you want us to take a look.

The World Cup final is on Sunday. About 1.5 billion people watching. Probably the most insured single event on the plane...
17/07/2026

The World Cup final is on Sunday. About 1.5 billion people watching. Probably the most insured single event on the planet, player contracts, broadcast rights, venue liability, terrorism cover, weather, cyber, all of it layered across three countries and sixteen stadiums.

And somewhere right now there's an underwriter watching the same game as everyone else, quietly hoping nothing goes wrong in the last twenty minutes.

You do all the work before it starts. You model the scenarios, layer the policies, cover every angle you can think of. And then it kicks off and it's completely out of your hands.

Ninety minutes and a bit of luck. Enjoy the game.

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