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	Aspen Re - Nick Evans Aspen take an innovative approach to Professional Lines insurance. Our risk selection criteria is weighted towards a firm's management team philosophy, rather than a particular type of work. We want to know that a client has a robust approach to managing risk that sees the benefit in establishing long term mutually beneficial relationships.
	Legal Risk Thinkers - Colin Smith Over many years SIRS has represented major law and other professional firms in securing optimal professional indemnity (PI) insurance. We recognised that securing the best PI insurance is not just an administrative process of providing a proposal and making a standard presentation to Underwriters. It requires continuing innovation and a strategy which capitalises on all key positive issues about a firm including Risk management, Loss history, Culture, Commitment and Investment. Working with Australia's leading Law Firm trainer, Ronwyn North, we maximise this position. This gains the support of Underwriters both in terms of capacity (which creates competition) and longevity which is in the firm's best long term interests, Premium reductions, preferred status of the Firm in the insurance market, real understanding of the business and empathetic claims response from Underwriters. Our value as independent advisers is to target the existing and future issues which will place you ahead of the field. Most firms rely on historical claims to benchmark their professional liability risk management. At Legal RiskThinkers we aim for "Pre-Loss Wisdom" which is the detection of risks before they crystallise as a financial loss to the firm. This allows us to stress test risks detected against all insurance contracts; the provision of "Pre-Loss" Wisdom.
	Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (London Management) - Dipak Warren Mitsui will continue building long term partnerships with Australian law firms. We have been participating on PI programmes for many years. During this time we have worked with clients to improve management processes and practices to mutual benefit. In these uncertain times, security is vital. Mitsui has an independent S&P AA- rating and is represented in Lloyd's by Syndicate 3210.
	Prime Professions - Tom Allen Prime Professions International is London's leading independent wholesaler for Australian Professional Indemnity Insurance with over 90% of its income emanating from Australia. The International team at Prime began specialising on Australian Professional Indemnity in 1987. Prime is a fully accredited Lloyd's broker. In terms of policy count, Prime Professions UK are London's number 1 brokers for Law Firm's Professional Indemnity.
	QBE Syndicate 386 - David Harries QBE Syndicate 386 is a long established insurer of major law firms in Australia and is committed to providing bespoke underwriting solutions coupled with a first class claims handling service.
	Strategic Insurance & Risk Solutions - Colin Smith In 2000 we created a new and completely unconflicted model for the provision of risk and insurance advice. We provide independent advice on a broad range of risk and insurance issues. Trust is a critical element of our relationship with our clients. With that trust we have grown to the position of Australia's leading independent risk and insurance advisers. As we do not undertake insurance placements, we are not focused on the premium sale but on the critical risk components that need to be assessed to ensure that optimum insurance and risk arrangements are achieved. Through our network and as master advisers, we provide a holistic approach to and resolution of risk and insurance exposures. All our engagements are undertaken on a fee for services basis.
	Streeton Consulting - Ronwyn North Streeton Consulting is specialist provider of practice management, risk consultancy and education services to the legal profession. Services are aimed at promoting excellence in professional practice by reducing exposure to professional risk and client dissatisfaction and strengthening people, processes, systems and culture. Streeton's ground breaking study of claims against Australian lawyers (published as 'Managing Client Expectations and Professional Risk' in 1994) continues to influence claims prevention programs of compulsory insurers and leading law firms in Australia and overseas. In 2004 Streeton's contributions to risk management education in Australia were recognised with an inaugural Australian Risk Management Award.