Insurance brokers operate on behalf of their customers. Insurance brokers understand both the potential risks that an individual or business may face and also the various insurance policy options and insurance providers that exist across the market.

Insurance brokers can help customers with hard to place risks to find an insurance provider that can meet their needs.

Insurance Brokers work for the customer and are independent of the insurers that they engage with on behalf of their clients. Insurance Brokers work for their customers and have their customers' best interests at heart. Insurance Brokers do not work for the insurer. Insurance Brokers help their clients to find and source available insurance that matches their needs and requirements.

Insurance brokers help clients to reduce their risk by sourcing and matching their clients with appropriate insurance products. Insurance brokers work for their customers. Insurance brokers focus on understanding their customers' risks and exposure and their insurance requirements.

With almost 4000 Australian Insurance Brokers on Advisr, Advisr is the best place to find an insurance broker right for you. Asking for recommendations from others in your industry or area is a good place to start in looking for an insurance broker. You can search for that insurance broker on Advisr by name.

You can also search for an insurance broker by the type of insurance you need (insurance category), by your industry or by location depending on what is most critical to you. You can learn more about what a broker is like to work with by reading customer reviews left on Advisr. Educating yourself and reading articles by insurance brokers that explain different insurance lines, or dissect exposure to risk in different industries also helps you to find and select an insurance broker that understands your business or personal risk. We have hundreds of articles on Advisr to help you understand your insurance needs and find an insurance broker right for you.

General Insurance is a broad category of insurance including insurance for homes, cars, contents, travel, legal liability, business, workers compensation and more. General Insurance is used to insurance against risks caused by fire, flood, accident, disaster (both man-made and natural) and theft. General insurance does not include life and health insurance.

General insurance covers a broad range of risks from personal lines of insurance covering home and contents, cars, boats and aircraft and travel insurance to commercial lines such as motor fleet, commercial car, small business insurance, commercial property, farms, industrial, medical malpractice, trades and other business risks.

These general insurances may provide cover in the case of accident, disaster, fire, theft or loss as well as cover for legal liability.

Using an Insurance Broker for your General insurance needs ensures that you or your business has managed its risks. Every business or personal situation is different and an insurance broker can help by assessing your unique risk profile and providing advice on the best insurance cover, and relevant general insurance policies. An insurance broker will also help when it comes time to claim, advocating for you to negotiate the best outcome in the settlement of your claim with the insurer.

So whether it's damage or injury caused to others or protection and coverage for your valuable assets, your Insurance Broker can assist you to be covered.

Advisr has 284 insurance brokers and 78 insurance brokerages specialising in General Insurance. To find the right insurance broker who specialises in General Insurance, check out this page for specialist General Insurance Brokers.

• Read real customer reviews to learn more about them
• Educate yourself about General Insurance by reading articles written by insurance brokers that explain General Insurance
• Ask friends or colleagues to refer their General Insurance broker to you and look them up on Advisr to read their reviews and connect with them.

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