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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
December 2022 marks Kyla Wood’s 35th anniversary in the insurance industry. The expertise she brings as national development manager at High Street Underwriting was honed during her years spent at Federation/WFI, CU/CGU, Allianz and Austagencies/SURA Commercial, with roles in administration, claims management, underwriting and business development. As national development manager, Wood’s focus is on building connections and helping High Street gain market share. She works with the support of High Street’s underwriters to evaluate risks and ultimately place business.
With a keen focus on relationship building, Wood closely supports brokers to ensure they understand High Street’s appetite regarding binders, line slips and open market placements. She also helps brokers increase efficiency by providing them with training for the products available on the HSUA online portal so they have the capability to receive quotes in real time, process applications and complete a policy with minimal work. Wood’s personalised approach to broker relationships helps to keep connections strong. With her sights set on improving user experience and efficiency, Wood is working to increase the uptake of broker usage of the HSUA online portal with a focus on making the brokers’ experience as streamlined, relevant and user-friendly as possible.
While accommodating hard-to-place risks such as motorsport, asbestos and mining, Wood is also actively working to change the perception that High Street is just a hard-to-place market. Reinforcing the agency’s ability to offer vanilla liability, property, financial lines, and accident and health insurance will serve to expand the business and ensure High Street’s continued success.
1/3 Hinkler Court, Brendale, QLD, 4500
1800 096 829
kyla@hsua.com.au
au.linkedin.com/in/kyla-wood-60243646
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Kyla Wood
National Development Manager
High Street Underwriting Agency
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Year 7 Community Leader and Leader for Learning Technologies and Platforms at Northern Beaches Christian School
Master of Business Administration, 2017–2019
2021
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National Development Manager at High Street Underwriting Agency
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Distribution Manager/Business Development Manager
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2022
Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
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Ascend Financial Services
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2021
Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
National Development Manager
High Street Underwriting Agency
Kyla Wood
