By Simon Iliffe, Unimutual Risk Manager

Goodbye to 2018 – the year of the dog – from “Simon Says”: a dirty dog of a year for us and our members. What happened this year – and what should we expect from the upcoming year of the pig? Read on to find out what’s new for 2019, including:

• The mutual’s property retention increase
• The new weather paradigm
• New risk management resources
  • Building Risk Assessment and Resilience Guideline
  • Root Cause Analysis Tool
  • ERM Maturity Assessment
  • Updated Holiday Shutdown Checklists
• Risk Management Program 2019
  • New Property Lead Insurer
  • Impairment Notification
  • Risk Engineering Program
  • Mutual Conversations
• Temperature Controlled Environments spoilage data and management
• Upcoming conferences and seminars

In our Spotlight discussions, we sit down for a chat with the individuals that make up the Unimutual community, to share the experiences of the parts that make up the whole. We recently asked Unimutual Member John Da Fonte what being a member means toUniversity of Wollongong – read the full interview here.