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Insurance Brokers in Newcastle

Like the Newcastle region itself, PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle is thriving and growing at speed.  Being Newcastle based, we know first-hand the risks that businesses in the area face.  The emerging infrastructure and supporting business types that exist in such a vibrant region are our specialty.

We don’t shy away from complex risks. We are skilled in helping businesses with hard to place insurance programmes and boast a successful track record. This is largely due to being part of the global PSC Insurance Group, which gives us access to a far-reaching range of policies and connections that we can use to negotiate comprehensive covers. Through these global networks, PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle has the unique capability to source cover for more difficult risks that other brokers cannot service.

We develop long-term local relationships with our clients. We do this through our commitment to loyalty and delivering quality service and solutions.  . At PSC Insurance Brokers, we create working partnerships with our clients rather than focusing on the transactional relationship. We are invested in the success of the clients that we work with and they value our honest and reliable approach.

Insurance Specialisations

PSC Insurance Brokers specialise in providing risk advice and sourcing insurance cover for a broad range of SME businesses, large family-owned businesses and growing corporate organisations. We have the experience and passion to understand the unique risks that can impact your business and source the right cover for your situation. Our team have additional experience in:

Accountants Insurance

PSC Insurance Brokers, currently services thousands of accounting practices Australia-wide. We can help protect small and large traditional accounting practices including Tax Agents, Accountants with financial planning activities, Accountants with Mortgage Brokering Activities, Accountants with Auditing services and Virtual CFO’s. We provide insurance related advice and products to these businesses, with a particular focus on Professional Indemnity Insurance. 

Having worked extensively across the industry, we have a comprehensive understanding of what is required from professional bodies in the sector such as CPA and CA. We ensure our insurance products meet their requirements and recommendations on cover and can access Claims Made Professional Indemnity wordings with unlimited retroactive dates. 

Commercial & Infrastructure Construction

PSC Insurance Brokers offer cover for commercial, civil and mechanical construction. We can cover a range of construction projects from operators building high-rises or factories to businesses that specialise in land subdivision, as well as civil or mechanical installations, public utilities and other large infrastructure projects. We offer insurance coverage and risk management advice to construction businesses of all types and sizes. Contractors all risk insurance cover can protect businesses from consequential loss, damage to plant, machinery & tools, or damage to goods & materials in transit. We can also source cover for commissioning and testing as required for mechanical or civil construction. In addition, we can source covers that incorporate any rectification work that has to be undertaken by the business during their defects period. 

Sub-contractor risk is another major issue for the construction industry. PSC Insurance brokers can source the right covers to protect sub-contractors and can also assist businesses in finding risk management solutions for their sub-contractor exposures.

Effectively protecting businesses in this highly regulated landscape means ensuring that their insurance provides the right covers and responses to fulfil regulatory requirements. At PSC Insurance Brokers, we help our clients navigate this. We can assist with contract reviews to ensure their contractual obligations to head contractors are fair. In addition, we can ensure the insurance policy fulfils these obligations wherever possible.

Commercial Property Owners

PSC Insurance Brokers specialize in Commercial Property Owners Insurance with experience in insuring a range of building types, from small, one-off retail buildings through to large multi tenancy buildings with high-hazard risks. We take the time to work closely with clients in this space in order to understand the unique risks to their location so that we can advise on appropriate risk management strategies to make the risk as attractive to insurers as possible. We are specialists in medium to high grade hazards and use our vast experience in both risk management and insurance placement to identify the appropriate markets to approach. We can also help our clients navigate the most beneficial ways to set Loss of Rent Figure & Indemnity Periods.

SME Insurance

PSC Insurance Brokers specialise in SME insurance. We protect these types of businesses by really getting to know them to the extent that we are a part of their business. We create one to one relationships with the owner of the business, ensuring good communication throughout the duration of the relationship. As we are locals of the communities we service, we are often customers of the businesses we service. . As such, the relationships are genuine, and both parties have an invested interest in achieving the best outcome.

We truly care about the survival and success of our SME business clients and feel privileged that we are in a position to help them. We love learning about our clients’ businesses and combine that knowledge with an understanding of the insurance markets and products to find economical insurance solutions. As insurance specialists, we are able to look beyond traditional policy structures to secure better outcomes. For example, we may break down a policy and place different sections with different insurers to maximise premium reductions. We also have intimate knowledge of policy wordings and know how to cover the idiosyncrasies to find solutions that are not only the most economical, but also offer great protection.

Financial Planners Insurance

PSC Insurance Brokers specialises in providing insurance and risk management advice for financial planners, life insurance brokers and those providing tax financial advice.  Sourcing from local and international markets to deliver great outcomes for our clients, our specialists can recommend appropriate professional indemnity insurance, cyber insurance and ancillary products.   In addition, we have the internal capability to provide advice on regulatory changes and ensure our clients’ policies remain ASIC RG 126 compliant.

Manufacturing Insurance

At PSC Insurance Brokers, we understand the risks associated with the manufacturing industry and the importance of complying with Australian consumer laws, including the Chain of Responsibility Legislation.  PSC Insurance Brokers apply our years of hands-on experience to source cover for a diverse range of thousands of manufacturing businesses, whether they are producing food, clothing, automotive products, electrical components, furniture, medicines, chemicals, or recycled goods.

We ensure our manufacturing clients are protected from risks associated with product efficacy and suitability of use, as well as the advisory component to customers. We also ensure the practical day to day risks are covered with respect to supply chain management, property, and the potential risks to trade in the event of business interruption.  

Our team apply our understanding of the manufacturing sector, as well as our in-depth knowledge of the insurance market to provide comprehensive risk advice. Some of the key covers we provide in this sector include Product Recall Insurance, Product Errors & Omissions Insurance, Faulty Workmanship Insurance, and Suppliers & Customers Extensions Insurance.

Nathan Trewin

Managing Principal

Nathan Trewin has worked in the insurance industry for over a decade. Starting his career in a global Insurance Broking and Risk Management firm, Nathan learned a lot about overseas legislation impacting insurances and gained a deep understanding of the various policies available and  methods to place cover. Insurance comes naturally to Nathan, and he quickly progressed through various broking roles, which led him to his current role as the Branch Manager of PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle. 

Nathan applies his knowledge and experience in the industry to provide comprehensive insurance and risk management solutions to his clients. He works toward building trusting relationships with clients so that he can best identify their risk exposures, pain points, and the underlying complexities in their business. Nathan is accessible to his clients and enjoys regularly communicating with them to provide the advice that they need, with a touch of humour.

“I have very close working relationships with my clients that are based on trust, reliability and transparency.”

Suite 3, Level 2, 426 King Street,
Newcastle 2300

(02) 4925 9800

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Protecting Your Local Business with Our Global Experience

PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle provides trusted insurance advice and risk management strategies to keep your business protected.

When you work with us, you work alongside a group of diverse and driven brokers. Our team spans from competent and ambitious newcomers who bring with them fiery dedication, to those with a great deal of experience and unrivalled industry knowledge. What brings us together is our commitment to providing the highest quality service to each of our clients, and our shared passion for insurance.

We go beyond providing surface-level insurance advice. Our clients are at the centre of everything we do, and we act as a dependable business advisor they can rely on. Each day, your business, assets and people are exposed to a wide range of risks. We make it our mission to keep these aspects of your business protected, so even when challenges arise, you can continue to focus on doing what you do best.

Our brokers do this by taking the time to understand all the facets of your business, which means they can find the most suitable insurance program. We also leverage these insights, including your business journey and staff employed, to suggest ways to future-proof your business with risk management strategies.

We Make it Personal

At PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle, we go the extra mile to add real value for our clients. Their business is their livelihood, and as their broker, we truly care about helping them protect everything they have worked so hard to build.

We recognise the total cost of risk varies between businesses, and our brokers work to understand your specific circumstances. With this knowledge, we develop tailored strategies for best protecting your business.

When you choose to source your cover through PSC Insurance Brokers, you choose a full-service approach to insurance and risk management. With this comes the assurance that your business is in capable hands.

We know that things can go wrong at any time, which is why our services do not stop at matching you with insurance cover. Even when it occurs outside of work hours, our team are always available to provide the quality service our clients know and love – when they need it the most.

We pride ourselves in developing long lasting relationships with clients. As their business grows and their risks change, we are by their side to continue to provide trusted and current risk management advice. Most importantly, if at any point you need to make a claim, we negotiate with the insurer on your behalf, so you can get back to business sooner.

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We have local knowledge coupled with a national network of risk management specialists and access to insurance policies to match your requirements.

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Our Risk Management Solutions

Risks come hand-in-hand with running a business. The business landscape can be unpredictable, volatile and complex. If you want to future-proof your company, managing, minimising and mitigating risk is imperative. At PSC Insurance Brokers Newcastle, we help you do just that, and provide the specialist advice needed to help keep your business protected.

We practice a holistic approach to risk management, considering all facets of your business and recommending the most appropriate proactive and practical ways to keep you protected. This is formally achieved through the creation of a risk management plan, which is used to establish clear procedures for identifying and avoiding potential threats, minimising the impact of unwanted events if they do occur, and coping with the outcomes.

Having this in place gives businesses the confidence that they can continue to move forward, set new goals and progress in their industry without their income and assets being at risk.

We Add Value to Your Business

We use our knowledge of your unique needs to source the most appropriate cover for your business. As established specialists in the field and a part of the wider PSC Insurance Group, we leverage our access to policies and industry connections to secure your business competitively priced cover.

If your business faces more unusual risks, which can be difficult to place, we can use our global networks to achieve what may otherwise be unattainable outcomes.