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Risk Management and Insurance - Protecting Your Business and Family


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Are you properly protected against business risks? In this vital episode, Darren Vardy examines the critical role of insurance in business protection and reveals why many business owners discover their coverage gaps too late. Learn about the essential types of insurance every business should have, understand personal guarantees and director liability, and discover strategies for protecting your family assets when business challenges arise. Darren shares real-world examples of how proper insurance planning can be the difference between recovery and personal financial devastation.

KEY TOPICS COVERED:

• Essential business insurance types and coverage • Personal guarantees and director liability exposure • Key person insurance and business continuity • Professional indemnity and public liability insurance • Director and officer (D&O) insurance • Asset protection strategies for business owners • Insurance considerations during financial distress • How insurance interacts with insolvency proceedings • Protecting family assets from business liabilities

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

✓ Proper insurance coverage is your first line of defense against business failure ✓ Personal guarantees create significant exposure that many directors underestimate ✓ Key person insurance protects your business if critical team members are lost ✓ Director and officer insurance can protect personal assets from liability claims ✓ Insurance planning should be proactive, not reactive to financial distress ✓ Understanding your coverage gaps before crisis hits is essential ✓ Family asset protection requires strategic planning and proper structure

Who Should Listen: Business owners, company directors, lawyers, accountants, and anyone wanting to understand financial distress warning signs.

About the Host:

Darren Vardy - Managing Director of Insolvency Options and Registered Liquidator with over 30 years of experience in business recovery and debt solutions. Darren has helped thousands of businesses and individuals navigate financial distress and find practical solutions to complex problems.


Connect With Us:

• Website: insolvencyoptions.com.au  • Phone: 1800 463 328 • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenvardy/

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Co-host: Anthony Perl

Produced by: Podcasts Done For You


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i.O. Insolvency OptionsBy Darren Vardy