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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Sydney based CEO’ operating in the Insurance space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Angus McDonald
Co-Founder & CEO of Cover Genius
Angus McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cover Genius, one of the fastest growing insurtechs globally. Cover Genius has received dozens of awards within insurance and tech circles for its patent-pending platform and global capability that ensures user-centricity throughout the entire customer journey, an approach that has led to global partnerships with, amongst others, Booking.com (NASDAQ:BKNG). Prior to starting Cover Genius, Angus was in the executive team of several high growth technology companies, including iClick Interactive (NASDAQ: ICLK) and Yahoo. Angus has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Technology Sydney.
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About Cover Genius: Cover Genius is the insurtech for embedded insurance. We protect the customers of the world’s largest digital companies.
Patrick Regan
CFO and interim CEO, Australian and New Zealand Operations of QBE Insurance Group
Patrick Regan joined QBE in June 2014 in the role of Group Chief Financial Officer, and became an executive director in October 2014. He also holds the role of interim Chief Executive Officer, Australian and New Zealand Operations. Prior to joining QBE, Patrick was the Chief Financial Officer at Aviva plc in London from 2010 to 2014 with responsibility for finance, strategy, investor relations and mergers & acquisitions. Patrick has more than 26 years’ of professional accounting experience of which nearly 20 years is in insurance and financial services. Patrick was previously the CFO/COO of Willis and has held several roles at RSA and AXA.
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About QBE Insurance Group: QBE Insurance is general insurance and reinsurance companie, with operations in all the key insurance markets.
John Neal
Chief Executive Officer of QBE Insurance Group
John Neal joined QBE in 2003 and was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2012. Prior to his current role, John held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Global Underwriting Operations and previously held several leadership positions in QBE European Operations, most recently as Chief Underwriting Officer. John has 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and, before joining QBE, John was the Chief Executive Officer of Ensign, a Lloyd’s managing agent. John developed Ensign to become the UK’s leading commercial motor insurance brand. QBE acquired Ensign in 2003.
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About Lloyd’s, QBE Insurance Group: QBE Insurance is general insurance and reinsurance companie, with operations in all the key insurance markets.
Jonathan Buck
Joint CEO of Open
Jonathan Buck is Founder and Joint Chief Executive at Huddle Money. He is responsible for harnessing the power of data analytics, computer science and behavioral economics to build products that help all Australians. For the last 20 years, he has helped multi-national corporate and government departments embrace our new world of data and technology. His work has helped these organisations make smarter, more evidence-driven decisions that improve how they serve their customers. Jonathan holds a Masters in Management and Computer Science from Cambridge University.
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About Open: Open is a financial services company that builds and manages infrastructure for the global insurance industry.
Jason Wilby
Joint CEO of Open
Jason is the Founder and Joint Chief Executive at Huddle Money. He is responsible for the design and delivery of the experiences that help Huddle’s members every day. His expertise spans financial planning, technology, marketing and design. But his real passion lies in understanding people’s needs and helping them unleash their potential. Jason holds a Global Executive MBA (The University of Sydney, Stanford, IIMB Bangalore and London School of Economics).
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About Open: Open is a financial services company that builds and manages infrastructure for the global insurance industry.
Jim Angelis
Chief Executive Officer of Coverforce
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About Coverforce: Coverforce provides risk management and insurance broking services to businesses in Australia.
Mike Emmett
Group Chief Executive Officer of Cover-More Group
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About Cover-More Group: Cover-More Group is a global specialist and integrated travel insurance, medical assistance and employee assistance provider.
Ben Pearson
Chief Executive Officer of Mainframe Cloud
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About Mainframe Cloud: Mainframe Cloud simplifies the deployment, installation & development of mainframe software.
Abhi Bhatia
Founder & CEO of Medius Health
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About Medius Health: Medius’ comprehensive medical knowledge graph helps providers & payors gain thorough understanding of customer’s health.
Naby Mariyam
Founder/CEO of Coverhero
Naby Mariyam is Founder and CEO of Insuretech Startup Coverhero. Coverhero’s mission is to deliver relevant, hyperpersonalised coverage in moments that matter to Millenials lifestyle. We call this moment based coverage for lifestyle and wellbeing. Coverhero is one of the most innovative insurtechs in Australia and New Zealand to watch for in 2018. Coverhero was part of the Qantas Avro Accelerator program. Coverhero was one of the 15 start-ups that got on first ever Tech Crunch start-up Battlefield In Australia. Naby Has 20 years of experience in research, Education, Management consulting and start-ups in the last 5 years. She Represented Australia at the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Summit in Berlin 2017. She is an advocate for Diversity of thought in technology and women in leadership.
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About Coverhero: We deliver relevant, hyperpersonalised coverage in moments of need for your lifestyle and wellbeing.
James Claridge
CEO of Investfit
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About Investfit, Investfit: A world-leading financial advice application that enables advisers to better engage with clients and improve their financial outcomes
Andy Jamieson
Founder and CEO of Advisr
Andy Jamieson is the Founder & CEO at Advisr.
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About Advisr: Connecting SMEs with a Trusted Insurance Broker
Deborah Young
CEO of International RegTech Association
Deborah Young is the founding CEO of the RegTech Association, a community of more than 120 organisations who collaborate, educate and have ground-breaking conversations. The eco-system comprises regulators, regulated entities, professional services, government and technology firms. The RTA was established in 2017 as a non-profit with a mission to accelerate the adoption of RegTech and to sustain our community as a global centre for RegTech excellence. Deborah has more than 20 years experience in financial services advocacy and engagement across technology, venture capital, private equity, financial markets, insurance and superannuation. She is passionate about building a community that accelerates deployment of technology that drives productivity and superior customer outcomes. Deborah is a finalist in the 2019 CEO of the Year Awards by the Women in Finance and has an Executive MBA (Global) from UTS Business School.
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About International RegTech Association: The IRTA is a non-profit Association that drives innovation, and facilitates collaboration, throughout the global RegTech ecosystem
Hugh Morrow
Founder & CEO of SuperEd
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About SuperEd: SuperEd engages on helping fund members in planning for their retirement income.
Susan He
CEO and Cofounder of Aligned Biz
Insurance Business and Operational subject matter expert: insurance product underwriting, distribution and profit and loss portfolio management. Worked for global insurers including AIG, QBE and IAG in Asia and Australia.
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About Aligned Biz: Aligned Biz provides digital insurance solutions.
