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  • About us

    BG Private is an AFR Top 100 accounting, audit, and advisory firm.

  • Our history

    We have a proud 45-year history. Learn more about our journey here.

Services
Services for businesses
  • Accounting & Business Advisory

    Discover how our accounting and advisory services can help your business grow and reach its goals.

  • Audit & Assurance

    Find out how we can assist you with your audit, assurance, and statutory reporting requirements.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • Corporate Advisory

    Find out how our strategic and operational involvement can help your business maximise its value.

  • Private Equity

    Learn how we generate healthy returns for investors by backing ambitious SME founders.

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  • Accounting Services

    Discover all the ways we can help you navigate and optimise your tax matters.

  • Tax Advisory

    Learn how we can answer your complex tax questions with our specialist insights and advice.

  • SMSF Management

    Discover how we can help with the administration of your Self-Managed Super Fund.

  • Financial Planning

    Find out how we can help you reach your financial goals.

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  • SMEs

    Learn how we partner you along your journey to help you create a thriving business.

  • Not-for-profits

    Learn how we can help with your accounting and audit needs so you can focus on helping others.

  • Family businesses

    Discover how we can help you every step of the way as you build a legacy-leaving family business.

  • Australian businesses overseas

    We can help you navigate the exciting process of expanding overseas.

  • Foreign companies in Australia

    We can help you set up and run your operations Down Under.

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Contact
John Green

John Green

  • Financial Advisor | Financial Planning
  • Melbourne
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John Green has more than 24 years of experience in financial planning and has become highly specialised in personal and business insurance over the past 20 years.

As a key member of the Financial Planning division, John Green has provided advice to countless families, business owners, executives, the self-employed and general employees, and has cultivated a deep understanding of the needs of each group.

He works to understand each client’s unique financial situation and goals, and then guides them through the process of selecting insurance types, cover amounts and products. Clients gain the peace of mind that they will be protected during unexpected events.

John also has a depth of experience in evaluating insurance policies in terms of quality and value. This ensures clients can feel confident that they have the appropriate level of cover for their needs.

Although the insurance claims process can be complex, John works with the insurer on behalf of the client to achieve the best possible outcome. Since 2006, John has successfully managed the policy claims process for many dozens of clients.

There are not many people who can do what John does in the insurance space with his level of expertise, knowledge and integrity, and he has become the go-to person as the firm’s subject matter expert.

He also has a background in business banking, commercial property financing and general financial planning meaning he can analyse financial information on behalf of his business clients during the insurance setup process.

Outside of work, John loves keeping fit, regularly cycling 20-30 kilometers along the Yarra Trail, and is also committed to long walks after work. He also loves going to the theatre and reading history books.

Experiences of note

  • John successfully completed a complex claim under a Total Permanent Disablement policy owned by the client in superannuation. The claims process involved navigating technicalities around superannuation insurance rules, policy definitions, and Claims Code of Conduct response timeframes.
  • John helped a client navigate a complex business insurance case, including the calculation and value analysis of buy/sell, key person and business loan clearance covers, and also assessed and arranged the personal insurances of the business directors.
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
  • Diploma of Financial Planning

Memberships

  • Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ)

Highly regarded in

  • Personal insurances (including income protection, TPD, life insurance and trauma cover)
  • Business insurances (including buy/sell, key person and business loan clearance)
  • Claims management
  • Cover assessment

Specialisations

  • Business partnerships
  • Professionals
  • Business owners
  • Self-employed people
  • Families