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GBST HOLDINGS LIMITED
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It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
We have spent the last 12 months designing a professional indemnity policy for AFSL holders.During our market research and discussions with ASIC, we have identified more than 1000 companies who are not licensed who should be licensed, and that number is growing daily. As well many of the companies registered are underinsured re PI insurance, and literally don't care because in their words: "who checks and it's too expensive anyway".