About Baptist Insurance Services
Baptist Insurance Services is a national ministry of Australian Baptist Ministries and operates as a delegated body of the National Council.
A group purchasing arrangement commenced in 1984 as the Australian Baptist Insurance Scheme, a division of the Australian Baptist Union, originally operating in Victoria.
The scheme subsequently expanded to all states and territories, becoming a national program serving Baptist churches and ministries across Australia.
In 2014, Baptist Insurance Services was established as an incorporated body, formalising its governance and operating structure while continuing the work of the long‑standing national scheme.
Today, Baptist Insurance Services arranges protection for property and casualty on behalf of more than 1,350 constituent organisations.
Utilising the services of International Insurance Brokers and Insurance Companies, BIS organises a comprehensive range of covers including:
- Discretionary Mutual Fund
- General Liability
- Professional Indemnity
- Management Liability
- Employment Practices
- Cyber Protection
- Personal Accident
- Corporate Travel Insurance
- Motor Vehicle
- Student Personal Accident
- Student Travel
- Marine Hull
Drawing on the experience of the BIS Board and staff and the tremendous support of our insurance brokers and underwriters, we are able to ensure that the Discretionary Mutual Fund and insurance policies we use are very broad in the cover provided, yet remain extremely competitive pricewise. Baptist Insurance Services Ltd ACN 602 535 651 (“Baptist Insurance Services”) places all policies with licensed insurance underwriters using an international insurance broker (“Insurance Program”). Baptist Insurance Services is the holder of Australian Financial Services Licence No. 514857 and is able to provide general advice on general insurance products and deal in general insurance products. Each policy from our licensed underwriters is maintained with Baptist Insurance Services and are available at any time for viewing and/or interpretation. Copies of the policy wordings can be provided, at no cost, to constituents upon request. A Certificate of Currency, confirming a policy is active, may be obtained at no cost from Baptist Insurance Services at any time.
By doing this, we can help to protect the assets of the Baptist community in Australia while minimising the need to take critical funds away from the important ministries they run.
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