GET TO KNOW THE NIBA TEAM

What’s something you’ve achieved at NIBA that you’re proud of?

The Quality of Advice Review has been something that I’ve been working towards since I first started at NIBA (although back then we didn’t know what the Review was going to look like). The Review has informed much of the work I’ve done since 2020, including the new Insurance Brokers Code of Practice, so to have achieved such a positive outcome is something I’m really proud of.

What’s the last book that you read or show that you binge-watched?

Niba Says Congratulations

NIBA CONGRATULATES THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING THEIR QPIB DESIGNATIONS

Daniel Berry, Dudgeon Berry Insurance Group

Rachel Harris, Guardian Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd

How long have you worked at NIBA?

Three-and-a-half years.

What does a typical day in your role look like?

One of the best things about my role at NIBA is that there’s no such thing as a typical day. Preparing submissions and keeping up with what’s happening in government takes up a big part of my day, but there are always so many things happening within the industry, that I rarely work on the same issue for more than a couple of days at a time. At the moment, I’m working on disaster resilience and land use planning, as well as a big project that we’re excited to launch at the NIBA Convention.

About Niba

Our Mission

NIBA is the one voice for insurance brokers in Australia, representing their interests and promoting high standards of professionalism and competence.

OUR OBJECTIVES Representation

We represent the interests of members and their clients to governments, regulators, industry stakeholders, the media and the community in a manner that is respected and relevant. We have forged strong relationships at a state and national level to ensure that your interests are represented.

I’m one of those people that reads multiple books at a time, depending on what I’m in the mood for. At the moment I’m reading Syrian Notebooks which is an account of the uprising in Homs as told by a French journalist who was smuggled into the city and In Extremis, the biography of foreign affairs correspondent Marie Colvin. As for TV, I’m almost always re-watching past seasons of Doctor Who

If you had to recommend a travel destination, what would that be?

I’ve been privileged to be able to travel to some pretty amazing destinations, but I always find myself heading back to the Middle East. If I had to pick one destination it would be Kurdistan in the north of Iraq: delicious food, incredible history and nightlife that puts some European countries to shame.

Chelsea Norval, CPS General Insurance Agencies Pty Ltd

Kylie Wegener, Newmarket Grandwest Pty Ltd t/a Surewise

Joel Morrell, Steadfast IRS Pty Ltd t/a Network Insurance Group

Wendy Foweraker, Community Broker Network

Nicola Wilson, inBroker Services Pty Ltd

NIBA CONGRATULATES THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR BECOMING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Alisha Cornish, Steadfast Taswide Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd

Chris Kempton, JLT Public Sector

Professionalism

We set and promote high standards of professional practice for insurance brokers for the benefit of their clients and the community through the development of professional standards, QPIB, CPD accreditation and the Insurance Brokers Code of Practice.

Community

We provide members with opportunities to meet, share, grow and prosper, and build professional networks with the wider intermediated insurance community that will last throughout whole careers.

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Whatever your age, or level of experience, NIBA has brokers’ best interests at the core of everything we do. Find out what we can do to help benefit your business and your team at niba.com.au/membership