From iconic cultural institutions, major infrastructure, public schools and hospitals, to emergency services and not for profits, our clients are diverse but united in their ambition to make a positive impact in our community. We share this ambition.
Meeting our clients’ risk and insurance needs means they can be confident in the face of uncertainty and recover quickly when things don’t go to plan.
And because we operate across Victoria’s public sector, we’re uniquely placed to connect experts and decision makers with world-leading thinking and insights. This leads to smarter ways of working and partnering to prevent harm.
It underpins our purpose – to build a confident, resilient Victoria through world-leading harm prevention and recovery.
Our clients
Our clients range from community service organisations, through to core services providers and departments/
We insure $240 billion of State assets including Victoria’s road and rail systems, hospitals, schools, cultural institutions, cemeteries and national parks. We insure the work undertaken by our public servants including doctors, nurses and teachers and the State’s treasures including the art in our galleries and artifacts in our museums.
We support over 4,890 entities including:
- All Victorian Government departments
- Departmental portfolio agencies
- Rail passenger service operators
- Hospitals and health centres
- Rural doctors
- Medical research bodies
- Cemetery trusts
- Community service organisations
- Registered residential builders
- School councils
Our history
VMIA was officially formed in 1996.
Established by the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority Act in 1996, VMIA has the strategic dual role of providing risk management and insurance to government departments and authorities.(opens in a new window)
VMIA was established to:
- Assist departments and participating bodies to establish programs for the identification, quantification and management of risks.
- Monitor risk management by departments and participating bodies.
- Act as insurer for, or provide insurance services to, departments and participating bodies.
- Provide insurance or indemnities to persons or bodies as required.
- Provide risk management advice to the State and risk management advice and training to departments and participating bodies.
- Carry out other such functions as conferred by the Victorian Management Insurance Act 1996, or any other Act.
Victorian Managed Insurance Authority Act 1996 | legislation.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)
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