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Colin Smith

Colin Smith - Managing Director

  • Team Leader, Relationship Manager
  • Certified Practising Risk Manager
  • Fellow Aust Inst of Co Directors
  • Member Aust Insurance Law Assoc

Principal Strategist and Adviser. Designer of presentations and presenter in London. Manager of all external broking processes.

Strategic Adviser for technical work on policy issues, major claims, quality control and any emerging issues.

30+ years in the insurance industry. Over 20 years experience with Professional Risk insurance programs;

Colin has been involved in virtually all facets of insurance and risk management either as a practitioner or manager including: Major client service, Affinity group schemes, Global insurance programs, Captive Insurance Companies, Reinsurance, Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Indemnity, Risk management programs, Evaluation of major corporate, Government and Professions insurance & risk programs including Insurance Tender Creation and Evaluation.

In 2009, Colin was appointed as a Director of Rail Corporation New South Wales.

Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp) aims to deliver safe, clean and reliable passenger services.

RailCorp provides metropolitan passenger rail services via CityRail and long distance services via CountryLink.

RailCorp is responsible for the safe operation, crewing and maintenance of passenger trains and stations.

It also owns and maintains the metropolitan rail network and provides access to freight operators in the metropolitan area.

RailCorp’s workforce exceeds 14,000.

 

Colin Smith

Ronwyn North - Consultant to SIRS/Legal RiskThinkers

  • LLB SYD
  • Legal Industry Risk Adviser/Risk Gap Analysis

Ronwyn is well known to legal and accounting professions as a specialist provider of risk consultancy and education services.

They are aimed at promoting excellence in professional practice by reducing exposure to professional risk and client dissatisfaction, strengthening people, processes, systems and culture.

Building on our alliance she has agreed to work more closely with SIRS to integrate our respective risk management strengths to provide better service to professional firms.

Colin Smith

Shane Crocker - Senior Insurance Risk Adviser

  • Technical and Analytical Adviser
  • Certified Practising Risk Manager
  • Member Aust Prof Indemnity Group

Working on all key issues with Colin Smith. Preparation of all data charts and analysis of claims data.

Key technician on policies and any emerging issues. Supervise and work with Suzy Kupsch.

27 years in the insurance industry. Circa 15 years in Professional Risks, including Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers Liability, Trustees Liability, Crime etc. Shane’s experience includes review and evaluation of major Corporate, Government and Professions insurance & risk programs. Development, management and evaluation of Insurance Tenders.

Alan Symington - Consultant-Insurance & Risk Adviser

Alan Symington

42 years experience in Insurance Broking involving management, marketing and servicing roles.

His main roles have been servicing major national and multi-national accounts across all classes of insurance.

During the last ten years he was the Principal Servicer/Adviser for major law firms in Australia and Hong Kong for an International Insurance Broker.

Alan’s experience has been gained mainly in Australia. He has additional experience as the Director in Charge of an international insurance broking house based in Papua New Guinea. He has also travelled regularly to London to negotiate with London and Lloyd’s underwriters.

In recent years this has mainly been for large law firms.

Qualifications – Dip F.S (Brok)

 

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