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Tackling insurance for small businesses

KEY information
GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROJECT
completed 2023

stakeholders
SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS SOUTH AUSTRALIA
INSURANCE SECTOR

Uncovering many surprising and extensive vulnerabilities

Opportunity

During a 12-month project funded by SAFECOM’s Disaster Risk Reduction program, social enterprise Resilient Ready ran two rounds of Small Business Insurance Talks.

We explored experiences and attitudes to insurance in business communities across South Australia in-line with our micro-learning nudge theory approach.

As Australia’s leading business community resilience experts, we identified surprising and extensive vulnerabilities for small businesses as well as opportunities for a new approach.

 

Our approach

When Resilient Ready founder Renae Hanvin first began creating micro-learning solutions, she quickly identified the gap around insurance.

Working with a locally engaged stakeholder engagement lead, Renae ran in-person and online Small Business Insurance Talks in business communities across 13 regional locations in South Australia.

These Small Business Insurance Talks were strategically focused on fostering conversations between multi-industry business people.

Our approach was shared with the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) as well as collaboration partners.

As a small business owner I know first-hand what problems other small business people face. That's why I'm perfect to lead change!

Renae Hanvin
CEO + Founder at Resilient Ready

Moving towards shared responsibility

Outcomes

Our findings culminated in a White Paper, Doing Insurance Differently: Candid Conversations with South Australian Small Businesses, with a series of recommendations to drive urgent and strategic change.

We’re leading the way, working with industry and small businesses to activate a shared responsibility approach inclusive of micro and small business owners and operators, business associations, government and the insurance sector.

Resilient Ready founder Renae Hanvin remains committed to building knowledge and understanding around insurance for small businesses.

150

Participants across our two rounds of small business insurance “talks”

13

South Australian communities we directly connected with during conversations

64%

Participants said they could not/are unsure if they could afford the insurance they need

Participants across our two rounds of small business insurance “talks”

South Australian communities we directly connected with during conversations

Participants said they could not/are unsure if they could afford the insurance they need