Identify & quantify corporate & operational risk profiles

Measure risk tolerance

Assess risk appetite

Financially tests insurance options (cost vs benefit analysis)

KBI leverages both local and global markets to gain competition by using detailed underwriting submissions to achieve best outcomes.

KBI undertake contract review services to understand fair apportionment of risk allocation to third parties to better protect the insurance placement.

Independent broker provides flexibility engaging specialists suited to our clients needs.

Policies are underwritten using manuscript mining policy wordings.

Specialised team who are reputable with a consistent approach

KBI is employee owned providing quality team with a genuine “care factor”

Pro-active brokers who are hands on

Keep abreast of industry news and regular contact to ensure client’s insurance strategy remains suitable.

Dedicated team (including the placement broker)

Simplified claims process

Agreed loss adjusters / solicitors at time of placement not at claim time.

Policies include claims preparation costs, advancement of defence cost to aid clients during time of need.

International insurance placement & compliance

Contractual reviews for insurance compliance

Early warning to clients on regulatory & legislative changes

Loss control engineering

Program & certificate management

Client advocacy during claims process

Limit & coverage analysis

Outsourced Risk Manager for one of Australia’s largest mining services contractors with a portfolio of mining operations across multiple commodities ($3bn revenue). Exposures included rolling stock, shipping product through various ports, transport and construction of plants, reclaimers, camp and associated mining services infrastructure

Transitioned a gold/copper mineral explorer into development constructing a 480ktpa processing plant and associated infrastructure ($52m capex)

$320m construction & commissioning of 1.34mtpa processing facility which uses gravity, heavy media, flotation and magnetic processes

Operational nickel miner producing in excess of 1mtpa. Transitioned into care and maintenance due to fall of nickel price and recommissioning of the mine and processing facility ($25m refurbishment capex)

Operational gold miner producing 150,000 ounces per annum increasing production to 255,000 ounces pa over three mining centres

Operational lithium spodumene mining company using ‘DMS’ gravity recovery circuit. Annual production 185,000 dmt

Construction of 15ha of demonstration evaporative ponds, production works and onsite pilot plant in Argentina for a lithium brine project

Laboratory technicians including assay sampling

Explosive manufacturing and supply

Drill and blast, excavation and quarrying

Geologists, geotechnical