[austechwriter] Re: Insurance deal for ASTC members
- From: "KENT Christine" <CKENT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 10:27:33 +1000
Yes, my experience trying to get cover through a few agencies (including AO=
N) means I am now working through Entity (a management company) for the sol=
e purpose of getting cover for ONLY the times when the employer insists I n=
eed it.
Entity are willing to take you on as a 'sole trader' rather than as an empl=
oyee. As an employee they do the whole tax and insurance bit. As a 'sole =
trader' they look after the insurances for you but still pay you gross (ie =
they don't do your tax stuff). However, I am getting the feeling that this=
may not be viable for them in the long term - there were some hints that t=
his insurance situation is getting tricky.
I wonder if we really do need a name change to get insurance. Has anyone t=
ried using the name 'information analyst' or 'documentor' or even 'trainer'=
so that the word 'technical' goes missing? My perception is that they thi=
nk we work with heavy machinery.
Christine
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Tappe [mailto:A.Tappe@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2003 9:40
To: Austechwriter Group (E-mail)
Subject: [austechwriter] Insurance deal for ASTC members
Hi everyone,
Since I placed the first post on austechwriter advising that AON =3D
Insurance were prepared to cut a deal for ASTC members, I've received a =3D
fair bit of feedback indicating that the AON deal is not as good as it =3D
first appeared. There are two small problems:=3D20
* AON staff take a long time (between 6 - 8 weeks) to evaluate each =3D
request.
* To the best of my knowledge, not a single applicant has received =3D
cover.
I suspect that all our efforts to educate AON assessors about what tech =3D
writers do has been in vain. No doubt they're convinced that we work in =3D
a radioactive environment, surrounded by hungry alligators, with 100 =3D
pound weights dropping from the ceiling at random intervals (I can't =3D
think of any other reason why we'd be refused cover - not offered cover =3D
at an extravagant price, but refused cover altogether).
I'm collecting names and phone numbers for companies with a bit more =3D
experience of the industry, and will let you know what comes of any =3D
negotiations. In the meantime, I guess we all know where NOT to go for =3D
insurance.... :-(
Thanks and regards
Andrea Tappe
Technical Writer/Webmistress
QSR International Pty Ltd
613 9840 1100 (ph)
613 9840 1500 (fax)
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