ANZIIF announces new President, Deputy President and welcomes new Board members at AGM
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) yesterday announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that Allan Reynolds, Executive General Manager – NZ + Direct at Steadfast and Megan Beer, Group Executive, Insurance at AMP will take over the positions of ANZIIF President and Deputy President effective immediately.
Allan has held the position of Deputy President since 2016 and accepted the Presidency when Karl Armstrong stepped down at the end of his two year term. ‘I am excited to lead ANZIIF, as President, and work with the management team to realise the goals and vision of the organisation,’ said Allan. Prue Willsford, ANZIIF CEO paid tribute to Karl Armstrong ‘Karl has made a significant contribution to ANZIIF during a period of major change. He was also the first ANZIIF President from New Zealand.’
During the year, ANZIIF also welcomed Tim Plant, Group Executive, Self Insurance, Community and Innovation at icare and Donna Walker, Executive General Manager of Broker Business at iag. ‘We are pleased to welcome Tim and Donna, both of whom have a wealth of experience, to the ANZIIF Board. I am certain that their capabilities and knowledge of the industry will be of great benefit to ANZIIF,’ said Willsford.
2017 ANZIIF Board
- Allan Reynolds (President), Executive General Manager – NZ + Direct Steadfast
- Megan Beer (Deputy President), Group Executive, Insurance AMP
- Karl Armstrong (Immediate Past President), Chief Risk Officer, IAG New Zealand Limited
- Paul Allison, Vice Chairman Australia New Zealand
- Guy Carpenter
- Andrew Bart, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Crawford and Company Australia Pty Ltd
- Tim Considine, Managing Director, Austbrokers Countrywide
- Daniel Fogarty, Consultant
- Jonathon Fox, Executive General Manager, Claims, QBE Insurance Australia & New Zealand
- Chun Ming (Tony) Lee, Assistant Vice President, Allied World Assurance Company Ltd
- Callan McDonnell, Executive Manager Customer Culture, Suncorp
- Paul Munton, Executive General Manager Broking Branches, Rothbury Insurance Brokers
- Tim Plant, Group Executive, Self Insurance, Community and Innovation, icare
- Donna Walker, Executive General Manager – Broker Business, iag
- Prue Willsford, Chief Executive Officer, ANZIIF
ANZIIF CEO Prue Willsford and President Karl Armstrong also recognised a number of award winners and members for their contribution to ANZIIF and the insurance industry.
Peter E Daly AM was recognised with Honorary Membership for his extraordinary service to the insurance industry. Mr Daly was President, as well as CEO, of the Insurance Council of Australia, Chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service and formerly Chairman of AAMI Limited and Concord Group Limited. He was also Chairman of HDI-Gerling Australia Pty. Ltd. and a member of the Legal Practitioners Liability Committee in Victoria. In addition, he was Managing Director of Norwich Winterthur Group Limited and is currently Chairman at Australian Landscape Trust, which administers properties in Gippsland and Renmark concentrating on conservation and environment.
The annual ANZIIF Service Award was presented to ANZIIF Senior Associate John Peberdy. Mr Peberdy commenced work in the insurance industry in 1973 and throughout his career has generously contributed to a broad range of industry boards and activities including Chair of VMIA; Director of ARPC; Chairman of Stewards Insurance Services Pty Ltd; Deputy Chairman of Christian Super; Non-Executive Director of Protecsure Pty Ltd; Director of ICA; and Director and industry representative for the Financial Ombudsman Service. During the past five years, Mr Peberdy has supported ANZIIF by developing and facilitating various international workshops and seminars in China, Hong Kong and Melbourne for senior industry leaders and insurance technical specialists. In addition, Mr Peberdy was the first Chair of ANZIIF’s General Insurance Faculty Advisory Board and is a long-serving Australian Insurance Industry Awards judge.
The E.E. Vines Memorial Prize, awarded to the ANZIIF member who authored the most meritorious paper published in the Journal, ANZIIF’s quarterly publication, was presented to ANZIIF Fellow Dr Chris Wallace for his paper titled ‘Cyber Terrorism and Australia’s Terrorism Insurance Scheme’ which was published in Journal Vol. 39 No. 2.
