Navigating Risk and Insurance for Allied Health Assistants

AHA insurance risks and insurance options:

Kristen Vassallo, Senior Broker from AHANA’s insurance partner BMS, will discuss the common risks Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) face in their work, cover that could assist and details around the AHANA Member Insurance Program. She will cover: 

• What are common areas of risk / claims AHAs face? 
• What insurance can help protect against these areas of risk: 
  • Professional Indemnity and Public & Products Liability insurance
  • Entity Insurance
• What is the AHANA Member Insurance program: what is offered/covered, how to get cover.  

This webinar will include a presentation with Q&A and discussion.

Meet Your Webinar Host:

Kelli Rixon, Company Secretary - AHANA.

Kelli has worked within the Australian public health service for 20 years, both in Queensland and the ACT. She is an experienced allied health professional (Accredited Clinical Physiologist: sleep), clinical educator, operations manager, business manager, project manager, and Not-For-Profit Director. Kelli is one of the Founding Directors for the Australian Council for Clinical Physiologists (ACCP) and led the organisation as President from 2019-2023. Governance, profession identity and recognition, and competency development for allied health professions (particularly her own) are very important to Kelli.

Meet Your Webinar Presenter:

Kristen Vassallo, Senior Broker, BMS Risk Solutions.

Kristen is the Senior Broker for the Australian Affinity team at BMS. She brings over 12 years insurance experience working for both a major broker and insurer. As a broker, Kristen understands the importance of the customer experience, and always strives to ensure the best service is provided to her clients and their members.