• Expert witness – claims / policy coverage disputes• Coverage dispute advice• Policy wording reviews and re-drafting / updating• Underwriting guideline review• Underwriting Audits• Claims reviews• PI Group Scheme review• Professional Risks product & technical training• PI risk and risk management awareness training

Appointed as National Professional Risks Product & Underwriting Manager – (four direct reports – PI Underwriting Manager, D&O Underwriting Manager, Product Development Manager and Training & Development Manager – indirectly overseeing underwriting function of approx 50 underwriting staff).This role specifically involved the following functions: oversee all Professional Risks Products (maintenance and development) efficacious and market competitive oversee underwriting and training.Portfolio Management, including: pricing product compliance and efficacy underwriting guidelines Underwriting authorities discount authorities effective Governance and Assurance/compliance with same underwriter and intermediary training negotiating reinsurance so as to achieve and maintain a portfolio with sustainable & profitable growth compliance – alignment with overall CGU Underwriting Policy. Review Business Licence and ensure it meets the needs of the division and ensure compliance. Prepare case for any necessary amendment of licence.Ensure alignment with CGU Underwriting Guidelines.Determine and oversee product pricing and risk rating/underwriting guidelines (including the review of these) to ensure a continuing sustainable and profitable portfolio.Oversee the review of profitability at a product, class and occupation/industry level (including schemes and facilities) determines remedial underwriting action as necessary.Oversee all professional Risks Products including product development and maintenance.Oversee the co-ordination and negotiation of reinsurance treaty arrangements to facilitate reinsurance capacity to match business plan and appetite.Oversee facultative reinsurance placements.Oversee the efficacy and integrity of the system rating engine and rating tables.Oversee Management of Product, Authority, Actuaries, Governance & Staff

Appointed as National Professional Indemnity Underwriting Manager, following retirement of previous incumbent.

Following the termination of the Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Agency joint venture in June 1996, an arrangement was made between Swiss Re (my then employer) and Commercial Union for my employment to transfer from Swiss Re to Commercial Union to continue managing the Northern Region and NSW branches of the remanent of the portfolio following the termination of the joint venture (which entailed QBE and CU splitting the offering of renewals of expiring business of the joint venture). In NSW and NZ, QBE had the exclusive right to offer renewal of expiring business and it was necessary to compete for that business without formally offering renewal. In the following years the NSW branch portfolio was re-built.

Pacific Indemnity Underwriting Agency P/L – (PI Underwriting Agency joint venture – the other joint venture partners with Swiss Re were Commercial Union and QBE). Seconded by Australian Re (Swiss Re) – Appointed as Branch Manager to establish a new branch in NSW serving NSW, QLD and NZ. Responsible for establishing and managing the branch – including employing staff, business development, underwriting, etc. Subsequently establishing separate branches in QLD and NZ and taking on the role as Northern Regional Manager (NSW, QLD & NZ) as well as retaining direct responsibility for NSW. During this time Pacific Indemnity acquired Martin Place Agencies – an insurance agency specialising in defamation insurance. This was managed out of the NSW office and supplemented the defamation portfolio that had until then been written by Pacific Indemnity.