Vanessa Dobson Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Providing support and advice to the LifeBid team.

Sydney, Australia

A co-founding member of the dynamic InsurTech Australia leadership team driving collaboration and innovation in the InsurTech space. Our vision is to see Australia become a world-leader in Insurtech. I had the honour of being the Chair of the Advisory Committee from Jan 2018 to Feb 2020, and was appointed Company Secretary in April 2020. I served as an elected Board Director for 12 months from November 2021.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Enabling business and technology professionals to deliver strategic outcomes.

Sydney, Australia

As a member of the Life Leadership Team for Munich Re Australasia, I led a Research & Development Team delivering strategic innovations aligned to holistic risk management. Working alongside clients, colleagues and partners, I co-created solutions across the value chain. With a focus on digital opportunities, and building upon many trusted relationships developed in our market plus the InsurTech Australia network, I explored and designed outcomes to fit the needs of customers. The… Show more As a member of the Life Leadership Team for Munich Re Australasia, I led a Research & Development Team delivering strategic innovations aligned to holistic risk management. Working alongside clients, colleagues and partners, I co-created solutions across the value chain. With a focus on digital opportunities, and building upon many trusted relationships developed in our market plus the InsurTech Australia network, I explored and designed outcomes to fit the needs of customers. The multi-disciplinary R&D team comprised of specialists in the fields of medical science, claims, actuarial and underwriting. Together, we identified undeveloped areas of risk management and formulated methods by which to capitalise on those opportunities. Show less

Sydney, Australia

The Research & Development Team's goal was to deliver strategic innovations in the pursuit of a holistic approach to risk. I had the honour of being part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team comprising of specialists in the fields of product, claims and underwriting. We sought to identify untapped opportunities in the arena of risk-management and formulate methods by which to capitalise on those opportunities. The entire R&D team were trained as Design Thinking moderators, a practical… Show more The Research & Development Team's goal was to deliver strategic innovations in the pursuit of a holistic approach to risk. I had the honour of being part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team comprising of specialists in the fields of product, claims and underwriting. We sought to identify untapped opportunities in the arena of risk-management and formulate methods by which to capitalise on those opportunities. The entire R&D team were trained as Design Thinking moderators, a practical methodology employed to generate ideas and develop prototypes. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Joined a new Research & Development Team, where my role continued to focus on advising and assisting clients in the automation of the underwriting process - including ongoing maintenance of underwriting rules engines, data reporting & analytics, the use of tele-interviewing/tele-underwriting - plus application data analysis in order to provide insights into new business acquisition. Our team continued to perform automated underwriting reviews where clients were provided with measurements… Show more Joined a new Research & Development Team, where my role continued to focus on advising and assisting clients in the automation of the underwriting process - including ongoing maintenance of underwriting rules engines, data reporting & analytics, the use of tele-interviewing/tele-underwriting - plus application data analysis in order to provide insights into new business acquisition. Our team continued to perform automated underwriting reviews where clients were provided with measurements against "best-practice" benchmarks. In addition, we broadened our consultancy to provide clients with a framework enabling them to optimise the risk management opportunities of the overall automated underwriting offering. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Responsibility for advising and assisting clients in the automation of the underwriting process - including ongoing maintenance of underwriting rules engines, data reporting and analytics, and the use of tele-interviewing/tele-underwriting. My team performed automated underwriting reviews, also, where clients are provided with measurements against "best-practice" benchmarks.

Sydney, Australia

Supporting clients via underwriting referral assessments, training, audits.

Sydney, Australia

Providing underwriting service to priority advisers.

Certificate - Design Thinking Moderator, Design Thinking

Training and certification in Design Thinking moderation.

Certificate Of Participation, Design Thinking

Activities and Societies: Design Thinking team Design Thinking training workshop and start-up safari facilitated by 'better today'

Master Of Technology (Business Systems), Knowledge Management / Data Modelling, Post-Graduate Paper - Knowledge Management

Completion of post-graduate 'Knowledge Management' paper