About Gallagher
At Gallagher, we’re on your team when it comes to managing risk. We have over three decades of experience in creating sports insurance solutions and a client base that spans all levels of Australian sport, from national organisations to individual athletes.
Our team of expert sports insurance brokers negotiate with insurers to maximise value for clients and tailor risk management solutions that make a real difference to clubs and associations.
Why Gallagher
Over 30 years of experience protecting Aussie sport.
We specialise in providing risk management and insurance solutions for sporting organisations and associations of all sizes as well as individual athletes.
Dedicated team of expert brokers located around the country who know and love sport.
Our 15-strong sports team are all experts in risk management who come from a wide range of sporting backgrounds and share an innate passion for sport.
Great value solutions tailored to your specific needs.
Every sport and sporting organisation faces their own unique set of risk management challenges and potential liabilities. Our brokers have a deep understanding of different codes and will source the best solution to suit your specific needs. They also know the right questions to ask to ensure you get the best deal from insurers both domestically and overseas.
Advice you can trust.
At Gallagher, we have an unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. Indeed, Gallagher has been named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by international ethics organisation Ethisphere for seven years in a row. We’re the only insurance broker in the world to be recognised in this way and our team take their roles as trusted advisors very seriously.
Support and advice throughout the claims process.
Our in-house specialist sport insurance claims team will be there when you need them the most and will help you manage the claims process efficiently, even in the case of a rare or extreme incident. You benefit from the years of experience we’ve had in dealing with a wide variety of claims.
Local focus with global capacity.
Gallagher is one of the world’s largest insurance and risk management companies. While the focus of our brokers is firmly on Aussie sport, a global capacity means they can also draw on the expertise of specialist Gallagher colleagues from around the world.
History
One of the world’s largest insurance broking and risk management companies, Gallagher has been protecting clients and their interests since 1927. The Gallagher story began 90 years ago with a trusted insurance agent named Arthur Gallagher. A pioneer of risk mitigation, Arthur analysed exposure and safeguarded his clients against loss with ground breaking insurance solutions.
Today, Gallagher is a global business helmed by Arthur’s grandson, our CEO Pat Gallagher. We’re recognised as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies and have over 25,000 insurance and risk specialists operating in more than 30 countries. Yet Gallagher remains true to the vision Arthur had all those years ago of a relationships-driven business built on trust and effective client partnerships.
Experience
Operating in Australia since 1985, Gallagher has more than 2,500 expert staff spread over 60 metro and regional locations across Australia and New Zealand.
From home-grown Aussie start-ups through to multinational organisations, we work with our clients to structure and manage their insurance and risk mitigation programs. Gallagher’s specialist expertise extends far beyond sport and spans a wide variety of industries from construction, energy and mining through to manufacturing, financial services and healthcare.
Coupled with our global capability, this cross-industry expertise allows Gallagher’s sporting specialists to tap into an incredible knowledge base, unlock new opportunities and constantly innovate the way we approach sporting insurance and risk mitigation.
FAQs
Why am I not covered for the ‘Medicare Gap’?
By law, this policy can’t cover medical expenses that are covered or partly-covered by Medicare. This includes the difference between the medical expense and the Medicare rebate – commonly known as the ‘Medicare Gap’. For more information about costs typically covered by Medicare and how this effects Personal Accident Insurance, visit the Claims page
Should people also consider taking out additional personal coverage?
No sporting insurance program should be considered as “comprehensive” and as such we encourage all participants to take out Private Health, Life and Income Protection Insurance according to their own individual needs and circumstances. It is an individual’s responsibility to ensure that they have adequate insurance cover for their own needs. If you’re unsure where to start, speaking with one of our Gallagher insurance brokers is a great first step.
Our club hires out our facilities to other bodies. Are we insured for this?
If your club or association hires out its club facilities to other bodies, there is a need for you to ensure that all parties using your fields or facilities have their own Public Liability Insurance. This can be confirmed by the other body supplying a Certificate of Currency as proof of its validity. The insurance program will protect you as the property owner but not for other activities at your facilities that are not organised by your club or association.
Case Studies
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“…the service, expertise, professionalism, dedication and absolute commitment that the Arthur J.
Ross Strudwick, CEO Struddy’s Sports
Gallagher team have provided us for over 10 years now and we could not think of a better partner.
Insurance can be extremely difficult. Whether it be the tailored expert business advice, sports
insurance advice, a life threatening overseas ski accident, servere storm damage to my personal
home or a major business interruption claim, they have personally been here every time, to make
sure that we were able to financially survive every event.”