Building marine capability & offering across Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific. Cargo, Stock throughput, Marine Liability, Commercial hull & War risks. Lead, Excess of Loss, Co-insurance & coverholder support capacity.

CoverholderMarine underwriting. Risk selection and pricing. Portfolio management. Claims management.

Various underwriting support, claims support, assessing & adjusting, expert witness, product and system development work.

Marine loss adjusting and surveying work for Major & Complex Loss division.

David’s coaching career began in the early 1990’s. He has coached at Australian club, state and national levels at various clubs including Wellington Fencing Club (1992-1995), Macquarie University Fencing Club (1995-96), UTS Fencing Club (1997-2003) and the highly successful UNSW Fencing Club (2004-2014).In 2018 David joined Hills Athletic Fencing Club. In 2018 HAFC became Grand Prix Champions/NSW Fencing Club of the year.

Founder of new commercial marine insurance agency.Lloyds CoverholderConceive, draft & deliver business plan.Draft & deliver underwriting guidelines & manualSource, negotiate and arrange underwriting security. Portfolio construction & management from ground up.Design, draft & deliver a suite of general cargo products.Design, draft & deliver a suite of primary marine liability products.Design, draft & deliver commercial hull policy wording, rating methodology, risk selection, rating & pricing.Drafting of policy wordings & endorsementsConstruct risk pricing algorithms & rating mechanisms for productsManage social media presenceDesign & implement online Carriers quotation systemRisk identification, selection/acceptance & pricing in cargo, carriers transport & logistics, primary marine liability, vessel construction & commercial hull segments.Staff/Team training and development - products and underwritinghttp://www.proteusinsurance.com.au/

I served the NSW Fencing squad as Assistant State Sabre Coach, under National Head Coach Maestro Antonino Signorello. I have also served as Australian Assistant National Sabre Coach and High Performance Programme coach from 2009-2017, working with fencers at state, national and international competition levels. Involves training and conditioning of athletes. Involves planning, organisation and delivery of fencing training camps and tournaments.February 2014 - Gold Medal - Cadet Men's Sabre team - Cadet World Cup, SingaporeJune 2014 - Assistant National Sabre Coach at National Training Camp - AIS, CanberraJuly 2014 - Sabre Coach for the Australian Fencing Team - Asian Championships. KoreaDecember 2014 - Gold medal - Open Men's Sabre Team - Aust. National Fencing Championships - Gold medal - Open Women's Sabre Team - Aust. National Fencing Championships - Assistant National Sabre Coach at National Training Camp - AIS, Canberra

Grain milling & auger operationsKeg-line operationsBottling-line operationsFiltration workWorking with High Efficiency Brewhouse System (HEBS)General brewhouse floor work

New Business DevelopmentRelationship ManagementPortfolio ManagementPricing of risk in General Cargo, Project Cargo, Marine & General Liability and Hull (Ship Builders Risks) sectorsDesign, draft & deliver a suite of general cargo products.Design, draft & deliver a suite of primary marine liability products.Drafting of policy wordings & endorsementsConstruct risk pricing algorithms & rating mechanisms for productsRisk analysis, identification & managementStaff/Team training and development - products, systems and underwritingResponsible for achievement of Underwriting GWP & profitability targets.Responsible for growth & profitability of Marine Liability portfolio. During my time at LIU I built, delivered and developed a primary marine liability portfolio from zero to 35% of LIU Australia's total marine GWP over the course of 8 years. Responsible for operation, training and profitability of LIU Marine Online Quotation System. Whilst at LIU, I conceived, delivered and developed an Online Quotation System for marine cargo products which represented 20% of the LIU Australia's total marine GWP.Responsible for growth & profitability of LIU Australia marine's RMB/SME segment. Increased the GWP from the RMB segment from 30% of total Australian LIU marine income in 2005 to 70% in 2012.http://www.liuaustralia.com.au/about-us/team/david-hoffman/

Coaching/developing athletes of all ages & skill levels.2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 NSWFA Club of the year - UNSW FC Grand Prix Champions2012 UNSW FC - National High Performance award - Sabre2010 UNSW Club of the Year - UNSW Fencing ClubHome club of the Open Australian Men’s Sabre Champion: 2006-2007, 2009, 2010-20132013 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Rowley)2012 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Scudds)2011 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Walsh)2010 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Scudds)2009 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Walsh)2007 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Marquestaut)2006 Australian Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion (Hoffman)2010 AUS National Championships Womens Sabre Teams - Gold2010 AUS National Championships Womens Sabre - Silver2010 Commonwealth Veteran Womens Sabre - Silver2010 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Womens Sabre - Bronze2010 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Scudds)2010 Australian National Fencing Championship Junior Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Scudds)2010 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Scudds)2010 D.H. McKenzie Tournament Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Scudds)2010 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Veteran Womens Sabre - Gold (Andre)2010 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Womens Sabre - Bronze2010 National Cadet Mens Sabre Team - Gold2010 National Cadet Mens Sabre - Silver2010 NSW Under 15 Grand Prix Mens Sabre Champion (Rowley)2010 NSW Under 15 State Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Rowley)2009 National Junior Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Jiang)2009 National Cadet Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Jiang)2009 NSW Under 15 State Mens Sabre Champion - Gold (Rowley)2009 Australian Fencing Championship #3 Veteran Womens Sabre Champion - Gold (Andre)2008 NSW Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion - Gold (Hoffman)2007 NSW Open Mens Individual Sabre Champion - Gold (Hoffman)

Sabreur (sabre fencer) for the NSW & Australian Fencing TeamsDavid has been fencing since he was 15 years old. He has represented Australia numerous times at World Cup, World Student Games and World Championship level. He was a member of the shadow Olympic team for the Sydney, Athens & Beijing Olympics. He has been NSW & Australian Captain numerous times. He was a member of and captained the undefeated NSW Open Men’s Sabre team from 1997 -2002 who held the national open men's sabre team title. Career Highlights include:Bronze medallist at Commonwealth Fencing Championships in 1998 (& representative in 2006)Australian Open Men's Sabre Champion in 2006 (individual)NSW Open State Sabre Champion 2007 & 2008 (individual)Achieved World Ranking of 84th (1998)

Management of Development Underwriting team for the Sydney Metropolitan region.Management of regional marine portfolio (Hybrid sales/underwriting role). Servicing of brokers. Experience with Hull, Cargo and Liability products.Responsible for underwriting of new and existing business, portfolio acquisition and integration. Involved in underwriting, marketing, reporting on development initiatives, income planning, and budgeting. Also involved in broker and agent product and compliance training, drafting wordings, risk management, supervision of underwriting, risk monitoring, renewal review and issue processes. Involved in company strategic planning process and implementation.Accountable for portfolio growth, maintenance and profitability.

Domestic lines - Home, contents, motor vehicle, private pleasure craft, CCI & mortgage protection.