Exclusive Melbourne Seminar
Construction Industry: VIC Building Act Reforms, Claims & Insurance Market Update
Join our exclusive seminar hosted in partnership with Colin Biggers & Paisley and Pacific Indemnity.
The construction industry continues to evolve amid regulatory reform and shifting market conditions. Amendments to the Victorian Building Act taking effect in July 2026 will have significant implications for consultants and contractors in the construction industry.
This seminar will deliver a practical overview of the new legislation, emerging claims trends against consultants personally, and strategies to mitigate your personal liability exposure. We will examine the current Professional Indemnity insurance market and where premiums are headed. Join us to gain valuable insights and connect with industry professionals.
This seminar will deliver a practical overview of the new legislation, emerging claims trends against consultants personally, and strategies to mitigate your personal liability exposure. We will examine the current Professional Indemnity insurance market and where premiums are headed. Join us to gain valuable insights and connect with industry professionals.
Key topics
• Amendments to the Victorian Building Act taking effect in July 2026
• Claims implications of the new legislation for the construction industry
• Trends in claims against consultants personally – how you can best protect yourself from personal liability
• Insurance market update – where are Professional Indemnity premiums headed?
• Claims implications of the new legislation for the construction industry
• Trends in claims against consultants personally – how you can best protect yourself from personal liability
• Insurance market update – where are Professional Indemnity premiums headed?
Date and time
Thursday, 12 March 2026
4:00pm - 7:00pm
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
Level 23, 181 William Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
Agenda
3.45pm - Registrations
4.00pm - Seminar begins
5.30pm - Seminar concludes
5.30pm - Networking and canapes
7.00pm - Event concludes
3.45pm - Registrations
4.00pm - Seminar begins
5.30pm - Seminar concludes
5.30pm - Networking and canapes
7.00pm - Event concludes
CPD points available
Speakers
Simon Gray
Practice Leader, Construction Professionals, Bellrock Advisory
Practice Leader, Construction Professionals, Bellrock Advisory
Simon has over 30 years’ experience in the insurance and legal industries. During that time he has been an insurance intermediary and practised as a lawyer (including roles as an insurance partner in private practice). His focus on this area of risk over the years, across diverse disciplines, has materialised in an unparallelled standing and recognition by the insurance market. Simon is acknowledged as a thought leader in construction professionals’ risk and has been recognised as an Elite broker by Insurance Business Australia for the last 5 years. In 2024 he was awarded the number 1 ranking by that publication.
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Phil Atkin
Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Phil is a leading Australian lawyer who focuses on providing his clients clear strategic advice and direction on complex professional indemnity (PI) claims. He has particular expertise defending construction industry and legal professionals. His construction industry expertise extends to D&C head contractors, architects, engineers (of all disciplines), surveyors and all other building professionals.
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Daniel Troy
Legal & Claims Manager, Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Solutions
Legal & Claims Manager, Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Solutions
Daniel brings extensive experience managing complex professional indemnity claims across a broad range of professions, including financial planners arising from the Financial Services Royal Commission, PI claims connected with the Opal Tower building collapse, and claims under alliance contracts under project specific insurances in the construction sector. He was admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2014 and the High Court of Australia in 2016. He was an Associate for Chief Judge PM Wolfe AO and Chief Justice Bowskill before working as a litigator at Norton Rose Fulbright and a claims manager at a national insurer.
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