Our People
Following are brief profiles of our people – insurance brokers who are dedicated to act for you, in partnership with you, in your best interests.
- NSW and ACT
- Queensland
- South Australia and Northern Territory
- Victoria and Tasmania
- Western Australia
New South Wales and ACT
- André Louw – Managing Director
For more than 14 years, André has provided specialist insurance broking, risk consulting and claims services to corporations and firms from a wide range of industries. He has particular experience in mergers, acquisitions and capital raising.
André holds postgraduate qualifications in law and business administration in addition to his formal insurance qualifications.
He also practiced as a solicitor, specialising in professional and public liability before entering the insurance industry.
Email: louwa@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 6741
- Michael Archer – Managing Partner*
Michael has been a specialist insurance broker for more than 10 years, during which time he has placed insurance for many of Australia’s top 100 corporations.
Michael also has experience in insurance underwriting, as well as claims management for a number of Australia’s largest corporations.
In addition to his practical and technical experience, Michael is a qualified solicitor and has formal qualifications in insurance. This mix enables him to provide clients with the negotiating and advisory skills demanded by the complexities of directors’ and officers’ liability and professional indemnity insurance.
Email: archm@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 6743
- Nick Chubb – Managing Partner*
Nick has more than 10 years specialist broking experience in the Australian and London markets. He also has experience as a directors’ and officers’ liability and professional indemnity insurance underwriter.
Nick combines this hands-on experience with a degree in economics, a postgraduate diploma in applied finance and investment, and formal insurance qualifications.
This combination enables Nick to provide practical solutions which satisfy the needs of ProEx clients in this demanding and specialist area.
Email: chubn@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 6742
- Kim McCormack – Partner
Kim has more than 13 years insurance broking experience. During this time she has been responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of clients with operations both in Australia and overseas.
Kim is a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and has a Diploma in Financial services (Insurance Broking).
Email: mccki@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 8026
- Seth Corthine – Partner
Seth has been in insurance broking for over 20 years, including the last 15 years specialising in financial lines insurance such as professional indemnity and directors and officers liability insurances.
He has acted for financial institution clients ranging from banks through fund managers to insurers as well as other large corporations both in London and Australia.
Seth complements his technical and practical experience with formal qualifications in insurance.
Email: corts@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 6760
- Rebekah Scott – Associate
Rebekah has worked as a specialist broker since 1998.
She has been involved in specialist insurance programs for many large corporations and also manages a portfolio of smaller clients. Rebekah is a Qualified Practising Insurance Broker and has a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking).
Email: scotr@jlta.com.au
Phone: (02) 9290 6717
Queensland
- Stuart McKellar – Partner
Stuart has been a specialist broker since 2004.
He has been responsible for servicing clients from a wide range of industries.
Prior to joining ProEx, Stuart worked in the London market where he was involved in underwriting specialist industry risks.
Stuart has a Diploma in Financial services (Insurance Broking) and is a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and a CIP (Certified Insurance Professional) .
Email: mckes@jlta.com.au
Phone: (07) 3246 7562
- Caitlin Carson – Associate
Caitlin joined JLT and the ProEx team in 2005.
Since joining ProEx, Caitlin has worked on a number of corporate accounts as well as servicing a portfolio of small to medium accounts.
Caitlin has completed a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking) and holds a tertiary qualification in Business Management which assists her in understanding the executive risks associated with the management of organisations.
Email: carsc@jlta.com.au
Phone: (07) 3246 7549
South Australia and Northern Territory
- Trevor Hole – Partner*
Trevor has been a specialist insurance broker for more than 15 years.
In this time Trevor has looked after the placement and servicing needs for clients from a range of industries.
In addition to broking he has had extensive experience in banking and underwriting. His training as a banker, especially his skill at analysing financial statements and credit risk, has stand him in particularly good stead as a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance broker.
His experience is complemented by formal qualifications in insurance.
Email: holet@jlta.com.au
Phone: (08) 8418 0213
- Stuart Quigley – Associate
Stuart has been a specialist broker with ProEx since 2003 and is responsible for servicing a portfolio of small to medium size accounts as well as providing assistance on large corporate accounts.
Stuart is currently completing his Diploma in Financial Services (Insurance Broking).
Email: quigs@jlta.com.au
Phone: (08) 8418 0206
Victoria and Tasmania
- Chris Budge – Partner*
Chris has worked in the insurance industry since 1997.
Prior to joining JLT in late 2004, Chris was a senior underwriter with a major international insurance company, dealing predominantly in directors’ and officers’ liability and professional indemnity insurance products.
Chris has underwritten insurance programs for some of Australia’s and New Zealand’s most well-known corporations. His insight into the underwriting process allows him to provide ProEx clients with valuable guidance as to how they may best present their risks to insurers, thereby ensuring optimal placement outcomes.
In addition to his formal insurance qualifications, Chris has a degree in international business and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Email: budgc@jlta.com.au
Phone: 03 9613 1485
- Chris Varcoe – Associate
Since joining the ProEx team, Chris has been applying skills in financial analysis gained from his bachelor’s degree in economics and master’s degree in finance.
With the major underwriting criterion for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance being the insured corporation’s financial performance, such skills are of great benefit to ProEx clients.
Email: varcc@jlta.com.au
Phone: (03) 9613 1451
- Crystal Wong – Associate
Crystal has worked as a specialist insurance broker since 2005.
She is involved in providing services in relation to the specialist insurance programs of a broad spectrum of clients ranging from large Public corporations, though to smaller Pty Limited companies and professional services firms. Crystal has tertiary qualifications in both risk management and accounting which equip her with the skills required to analyse and interpret the organisational, operational and financial risk profiles of her clients. Crystal has a particular interest in the Mining and Exploration, Oil and Gas, Energy and Renewable Energy industry sectors.
Email: wongc@jlta.com.au
Phone: (03) 9613 1435
Western Australia
- Mark Viskovich – Partner
Mark has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry gained with Insurers and International Insurance Brokers.
Prior to joining JLT in August 2007, Mark spent 11 years with a major international insurance broker, managing a team, dealing predominantly in professional indemnity and directors’ and officers’ liability Insurance.
Mark has been involved in the placement and negotiation of specialised insurance programmes for a variety of industries and professions with complex insurance and risk management requirements.
He is a Qualified Practising Insurance Broker (Australia) and a Certified Insurance Professional.
Email: viskm@jlta.com.au
Phone: (08) 9426 0945
- Davina Taylor – Associate
Davina has over 7 years experience in the Insurance Industry gained with Insurers, including Lloyds of London and International Insurance Brokers.
Since joining the ProEx team in August 2007, Davina works on a number of corporate accounts as well as servicing the small to medium accounts for organisations from a wide range of sectors.
She is currently completing the final stage of the Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking).
Email: tayld@jlta.com.au
Phone: (08) 9426 0416
* An employee in Professional and Executive Risk Services, a division of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd, a company incorporated with liability limited by shares.