Paul Cohalan
Ten years broking transport cover, built on a career in mining and heavy haulage.
10+ Years
Broking transport and fleet cover
Australia-Wide
Licensed to operate nationally
Up to 1,000
Units placed on a single fleet
Mining and Haulage
Operational career before broking
Paul Cohalan is the founding principal broker at All Trucks Insurance. He has spent more than ten years broking insurance for Australian transport operators, and trucks, fleets and plant have been his focus from the very first day.
What sets Paul apart is where he came from. Before insurance he spent years on the operational side of heavy industry, including managing heavy haulage for BHP's iron ore operations and running transport on major resource and construction projects.
That background means he reads a transport risk the way an operator does, not just the way a policy does. He is also the founder of Connect Business Insurance, the specialist commercial brokerage that backs All Trucks Insurance.
My purpose in insurance is to understand, build trust and educate. There is no point buying a policy if you cannot claim on it.
Based in Western Australia, working with transport operators Australia-wide.
Areas of Expertise
The cover Paul places day to day for transport operators, fleets and plant owners.
- Truck and prime mover insurance
- Motor fleet insurance
- Trailers, floats and specialised trailers
- Plant and equipment cover
- Cargo and marine transit
- Public and products liability
- Cranes and lifting equipment
- Heavy haulage and oversize
From the Operations Side of the Fence
Paul did not start in insurance. He spent years running heavy transport before he ever placed a policy, and that is the experience he brings to every account.
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An early career spanning the Navy, mining and the manufacture of mining equipment.
- 2
Heavy haulage manager for BHP's iron ore operations, running everything from small general freight to 200-metre night-time convoys.
- 3
Managed a section of Package 1 on the Roy Hill construction project for Samsung, handling freight arriving from China and Thailand.
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Consulted on the east coast to move a large dragline for a global logistics company, changing a method used since the 1980s.
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Moved into insurance broking, where his very first client was a one-man-band owner-driver. Transport has been his specialty ever since.
How Paul Works
His approach has stayed the same since his first owner-driver client: understand, build trust and educate.
Understand
Paul reads the operation first, not the policy. He wants to know how the trucks run, what they carry and where the real exposure sits before he talks cover.
Build Trust
He works as a risk advisor and a long-term partner, not a transactional policy seller. The relationship and honesty, both ways, come before anything else.
Educate
He believes an operator who understands their cover makes better decisions, so he explains the why, from valuations and underinsurance to chain of responsibility.
Licensing and Accreditation
All Trucks Insurance operates as a Corporate Authorised Representative (No. 1241963) of Community Broker Network Pty Ltd (AFSL 233750), and is backed by the Steadfast network. Connect Business Insurance is governed by the Insurance Brokers Code of Practice.
Talk to a Specialist Who Knows Transport
Get cover structured around how your operation actually runs.