New role, new challenges: Scott Leney
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arsh’s merger with rival JLT last year not only doubled the size of the global brokerage in Australia but also delivered benefits that Scott Leney says have made the group particularly well-placed to assist regional clients facing a tough insurance market. Mr Leney has taken on the newly created position of Risk Management Leader for Asia and the Pacific, broadening his focus after last year playing a key role in the integration of the merged business as Marsh Australia Chief Executive. The new position reflects an accelerated pace of change that has amplified existing risks and created new ones, with the situation exacerbated by COVID-19 and market impacts from higher prices and capacity changes. “These things are felt most acutely in the large complex end of town, and really our clients have never needed us more,” Mr Leney tells Insurance News. “Organisations have got to manage through this, but also create their own future in a post-pandemic world.” New York-based Marsh & McLennan Companies has also named Mr Leney Country Corporate Officer in Australia, encompassing the broking and consulting businesses of Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. More than 3100 people work for the combined group in the local market. Mr Leney says the broad regional and Australian roles are complementary and the focus is on bringing the best the company can offer across its client base.
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