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BROOKLYN UNDERWRITING
Jamie Schibuk
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Wade Cadman
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Scott Jerome
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Leadership
Headquarters:
Sydney CBD
Year founded:
2007
Number of employees:
36
Phone:
02 8270 1790
Email:
info@brooklynunderwriting.
com.au
Website:
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-underwriting
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Scott Jerome joined XL Insurance at the beginning of 2015 after spending an extensive career in London, where he worked for some of the largest international brokerages. Most of his career has seen him in operational roles, which led to his role as operational lead for AXA XL in 2019. In August 2022, he became the leader of Brooklyn Underwriting, an AXA XL-owned SME underwriting company specialising in property casualty and financial lines. In his leadership role today, Jerome is part of the AXA XL executive team, focusing on driving the overall strategy. He is heavily involved in the Asia and Australian mentoring program as one of the committee members and has participated as a mentor for the past four years. One of Jerome’s true passions is being able to develop talent within the organisation.
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Scott Jerome
Wade Cadman joined the Brooklyn team in August 2021 after a long career of brokering professional lines accounts locally and into the London market. He has spent the past 15 years in the insurance industry, specialising in professional and financial lines products.
Prior to joining Brooklyn, Cadman managed teams of brokers in SME and midmarket areas, dealing with the challenges of the changing market, complex placements and diminishing capacity.
In his role today as underwriting manager of financial lines, Cadman oversees the portfolio, managing a team of underwriters to ensure the profitability and longevity of the book and to help his team develop their own technical knowledge and professional development.
Cadman enjoys setting goals within his team and implementing the strategies and framework needed to reach them.
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Wade Cadman
Marcus Kadir joined Brooklyn Underwriting in 2021 as the systems and projects manager, coming from a consulting and contracting background. He has extensive experience working on projects throughout the insurance industry and beyond, completing stints with Allianz, JLT, Police Bank and within Capgemini’s Digital Consulting practise for both iCare and McDonald’s.
Kadir brings a pragmatic approach to the Brooklyn Leadership team and is focused on driving Brooklyn into their next phase of growth through the introduction of digital technologies and operational efficiencies.
Kadir holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Systems and Project Manager
Marcus Kadir
For the second year running, Shielded Insurance Brokers has claimed the number-one spot among IB’s Top Brokerages. In 2020, it was record-setting growth that drove the company’s impressive success. This year, says managing director Stuart Brady, the key ingredient behind the win is the Shielded culture. Brady is proud of the shared vision for constant improvement across all aspects of the business. “We are thrilled to take out the win again, and it’s hats off to the team for their hard work over the past year,” he says.
Maya Lazarus
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Maya Lazarus is a qualified solicitor with over 15 years’ experience within the insurance industry. Lazarus joined AXA XL in March 2016 as a senior financial lines claims specialist for IFL and was appointed Brooklyn underwriting claims manager in April 2020. Lazarus started her career as an underwriter for World Insurance Network and then worked for a number of international brokers specialising in financial lines. She then moved across to claims and worked for QBE and DUAL Australia as a financial lines senior claims specialist and as the national claims manager for Invivo, a medical indemnity insurer. During her time as a claims specialist IFL for AXA XL, she focused on financial planning and construction claims.
Her passion for SME claims and her service-focused approach have drawn her to Brooklyn Underwriting, where she has been making claims the “face of Brooklyn” and where she enhances the unique Brooklyn claims experience and adds value to brokers.
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Maya Lazarus
Marcus Kadir
Systems and Project Manager
Jamie Schibuk serves as executive vice president of professional liability and cyber for Arch Insurance. In 2009, Schibuk joined Arch Insurance North America as an underwriting manager in executive assurance. Prior to joining Arch Insurance, Schibuk spent four years working for The Hartford in the financial services department within the Hartford Financial Products unit. Schibuk has a master’s degree in risk management from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He has also earned the chartered property casualty underwriter and registered professional liability underwriter designations.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Jamie Schibuk
Hela Trerotola
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Growth and Middle Market
Chris Christon
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Large Commercial Group
Stephen Swartley
Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance
Micah Ponto
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Hela Trerotola is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance, where she oversees the growth and middle market team. She has almost 20 years of technical, management and sales experience, specializing in directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability insurance. Trerotola joined Arch Insurance in 2009 and previously held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. She holds a BA in mathematical economics from Colgate University and an MBA from NYU
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Growth and Middle Market
Hela Trerotola
Stephen Swartley is the chief underwriting officer and senior vice president of executive assurance at Arch Insurance. He has over 20 years of experience in management liability and product line expertise in directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability. Prior to joining Arch Insurance in June 2009, he served in a variety of underwriting and managerial positions in management liability at The Hartford and as an underwriter at Reliance National. Swartley holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance
Stephen Swartley
Chris Christon is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance where he oversees the large commercial group and transactional risk portfolio nationally. Christon has nearly 20 years of experience specializing in directors and officers, employment practices and fiduciary liability. Prior to joining Arch in 2009, Christon held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. He has a BA in English from Emory University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Large Commercial Group
Chris Christon
Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he’s held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009. His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability and head of the real estate investment trust group. Ponto previously worked at The Hartford in their financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-underwriting
Website:
brooklynunderwriting.com.au
Email:
info@brooklynunderwriting.com.au
Phone:
02 8270 1790
Number of employees:
36
Year founded:
2007
Headquarters:
Sydney CBD
“It is a priority for us to continue to tap the unmet needs of our clients and grow with them to understand how to service them properly and give them what they need in this ever-changing landscape”
Vivianne Gauci,
HomeEquity Bank
Brooklyn Underwriting (Brooklyn) provides a breadth of customised, market-specific insurance solutions to Australian businesses along mid-market property, SME casualty, financial lines, marine and other specialty lines. Founded in 2007, Brooklyn became part of AXA XL (then XL Catlin) in 2016 and is supported by specialist, locally based underwriting and claims teams in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
“At Brooklyn, we are flexible and can adapt to any customer’s needs with speed and agility,” explains Scott Jerome, head of the company. “Our approach to business is direct, straightforward and underpinned by the values and strengths shared with AXA XL, operating with honesty and integrity for the benefit of our customers.
“Our easy-to-use online portal allows brokers to quote and bind a wide range of risks within minutes. We can also provide solutions via our underwriting specialists, and should there be a need, we can also connect you with experienced AXA XL underwriters. We also have an award-winning, in-house claims team who take a practical and empathetic approach to guide you through the claim journey.”
Brooklyn’s dynamic team of experienced underwriters can tackle any challenge, applying intuitive thinking and new insights to every situation. No challenge is too big and no risk is too small.
Brooklyn’s product suite includes cyber, IT, liability insurance, trainers, property, management liability, resources, and design professionals, as well as miscellaneous professional indemnity and crisis response and security risks.
“With a skilled team of enthusiastic specialists, Brooklyn is looking to further drive excellence in its multiple award-winning products, from financial lines to the SME casualty space,” says Jerome. “We have bolstered our team with specially selected, experienced underwriters, bringing new energy and insights with them and are looking forward to tackling any challenge. We recently launched a crisis response and security risk solution, making a splash in the specialty market, with more products lined up in the future.”
Brigid Rauwhero
Claims Manager
John Hogan
Head of Claims
Meg Dempsey
Operations Manager
Robert Collins
Head of Underwriting
Anthony Porter
Head of Business Development
Marcus Kadir
Systems and Project Manager
Maya Lazarus
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Wade Cadman
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Scott Jerome
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Leadership
Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he’s held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009. His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability and head of the real estate investment trust group. Ponto previously worked at The Hartford in their financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
Chris Christon is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance where he oversees the large commercial group and transactional risk portfolio nationally. Christon has nearly 20 years of experience specializing in directors and officers, employment practices and fiduciary liability. Prior to joining Arch in 2009, Christon held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. He has a BA in English from Emory University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Large Commercial Group
Chris Christon
Stephen Swartley is the chief underwriting officer and senior vice president of executive assurance at Arch Insurance. He has over 20 years of experience in management liability and product line expertise in directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability. Prior to joining Arch Insurance in June 2009, he served in a variety of underwriting and managerial positions in management liability at The Hartford and as an underwriter at Reliance National. Swartley holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance
Stephen Swartley
Hela Trerotola is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance, where she oversees the growth and middle market team. She has almost 20 years of technical, management and sales experience, specializing in directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability insurance. Trerotola joined Arch Insurance in 2009 and previously held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. She holds a BA in mathematical economics from Colgate University and an MBA from NYU.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Growth and Middle Market
Hela Trerotola
Jamie Schibuk serves as executive vice president of professional liability and cyber for Arch Insurance. In 2009, Schibuk joined Arch Insurance North America as an underwriting manager in executive assurance. Prior to joining Arch Insurance, Schibuk spent four years working for The Hartford in the financial services department within the Hartford Financial Products unit. Schibuk has a master’s degree in risk management from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He has also earned the chartered property casualty underwriter and registered professional liability underwriter designations.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Jamie Schibuk
Marcus Kadir joined Brooklyn Underwriting in 2021 as the systems and projects manager, coming from a consulting and contracting background. He has extensive experience working on projects throughout the insurance industry and beyond, completing stints with Allianz, JLT, Police Bank and within Capgemini’s Digital Consulting practise for both iCare and McDonald’s.
Kadir brings a pragmatic approach to the Brooklyn Leadership team and is focused on driving Brooklyn into their next phase of growth through the introduction of digital technologies and operational efficiencies.
Kadir holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Systems and Project Manager
Marcus Kadir
Maya Lazarus is a qualified solicitor with over 15 years’ experience within the insurance industry. Lazarus joined AXA XL in March 2016 as a senior financial lines claims specialist for IFL and was appointed Brooklyn underwriting claims manager in April 2020. Lazarus started her career as an underwriter for World Insurance Network and then worked for a number of international brokers specialising in financial lines. She then moved across to claims and worked for QBE and DUAL Australia as a financial lines senior claims specialist and as the national claims manager for Invivo, a medical indemnity insurer. During her time as a claims specialist IFL for AXA XL, she focused on financial planning and construction claims.
Her passion for SME claims and her service-focused approach have drawn her to Brooklyn Underwriting, where she has been making claims the “face of Brooklyn” and where she enhances the unique Brooklyn claims experience and adds value to brokers.
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Maya Lazarus
Wade Cadman joined the Brooklyn team in August 2021 after a long career of brokering professional lines accounts locally and into the London market. He has spent the past 15 years in the insurance industry, specialising in professional and financial lines products.
Prior to joining Brooklyn, Cadman managed teams of brokers in SME and midmarket areas, dealing with the challenges of the changing market, complex placements and diminishing capacity.
In his role today as underwriting manager of financial lines, Cadman oversees the portfolio, managing a team of underwriters to ensure the profitability and longevity of the book and to help his team develop their own technical knowledge and professional development.
Cadman enjoys setting goals within his team and implementing the strategies and framework needed to reach them.
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Wade Cadman
Scott Jerome joined XL Insurance at the beginning of 2015 after spending an extensive career in London, where he worked for some of the largest international brokerages. Most of his career has seen him in operational roles, which led to his role as operational lead for AXA XL in 2019. In August 2022, he became the leader of Brooklyn Underwriting, an AXA XL-owned SME underwriting company specialising in property casualty and financial lines. In his leadership role today, Jerome is part of the AXA XL executive team, focusing on driving the overall strategy. He is heavily involved in the Asia and Australian mentoring program as one of the committee members and has participated as a mentor for the past four years. One of Jerome’s true passions is being able to develop talent within the organisation.
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Scott Jerome
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As an award-winning mortgage brokerage company with time-tested results, XIN Mortgage strives to be on top of the game. The company offers independent advice, develops personalised and customised solutions, and ensures that customers receive a lifetime customer service experience backed by customer reviews.
To leave no stone unturned, XIN Mortgage employs its in-house CRM X-Online, which focuses on transparent reporting and analytics system between the company and brokers to develop a healthy and pleasant competitive atmosphere.
Unlike traditional systems, XIN Mortgage’s platforms provide transparency and confidence by enabling brokers to have a complete overview of their customer portfolio at any moment, including property details, home loan details, application histories, home loan health check reminders, annual rate review tasks, leads management functions, and much more. A key breakthrough feature is to introduce new brokers to intensive and careful mentoring to work towards success, using the client service team to assist brokers and marketing teams to build their personal brands and drive high levels of customer satisfaction.
As a leading company, XIN Mortgage offers ongoing professional training and case study to its whole team, which helps the brokers develop highly effective solutions and guarantees the best interest of customers.
Micah Ponto
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Chris Christon
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Large Commercial Group
Stephen Swartley
Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance
Hela Trerotola
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Growth and Middle Market
Jamie Schibuk
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Marcus Kadir
Systems and Project Manager
Maya Lazarus
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Wade Cadman
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Scott Jerome
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Leadership
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/brooklyn-underwriting
Website:
brooklynunderwriting.com.au
Email:
info@brooklynunderwriting.com.au
Phone:
02 8270 1790
Number of employees:
36
Year founded:
2007
Headquarters:
Sydney CBD
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Micah Ponto serves as senior vice president, head of financial services for Arch Insurance, a position he’s held since 2021. He joined Arch Insurance as an assistant vice president in the large commercial department in 2009. His prior roles at Arch Insurance included senior vice president, national manager of the large commercial department, regional vice president – central region, head of employment practices liability and head of the real estate investment trust group. Ponto previously worked at The Hartford in their financial products division, where he focused on management liability risk in both financial institutions and large commercial D&O. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance, investments and banking from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Financial Services
Micah Ponto
Chris Christon is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance where he oversees the large commercial group and transactional risk portfolio nationally. Christon has nearly 20 years of experience specializing in directors and officers, employment practices and fiduciary liability. Prior to joining Arch in 2009, Christon held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. He has a BA in English from Emory University and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Large Commercial Group
Chris Christon
Stephen Swartley is the chief underwriting officer and senior vice president of executive assurance at Arch Insurance. He has over 20 years of experience in management liability and product line expertise in directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability. Prior to joining Arch Insurance in June 2009, he served in a variety of underwriting and managerial positions in management liability at The Hartford and as an underwriter at Reliance National. Swartley holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Chief Underwriting Officer and Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance
Stephen Swartley
Hela Trerotola is a senior vice president at Arch Insurance, where she oversees the growth and middle market team. She has almost 20 years of technical, management and sales experience, specializing in directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, fidelity, kidnap and ransom and cyber liability insurance. Trerotola joined Arch Insurance in 2009 and previously held various roles at Hartford Financial Products. She holds a BA in mathematical economics from Colgate University and an MBA from NYU.
Senior Vice President, Executive Assurance, Growth and Middle Market
Hela Trerotola
Jamie Schibuk serves as executive vice president of professional liability and cyber for Arch Insurance. In 2009, Schibuk joined Arch Insurance North America as an underwriting manager in executive assurance. Prior to joining Arch Insurance, Schibuk spent four years working for The Hartford in the financial services department within the Hartford Financial Products unit. Schibuk has a master’s degree in risk management from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He has also earned the chartered property casualty underwriter and registered professional liability underwriter designations.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Jamie Schibuk
Marcus Kadir joined Brooklyn Underwriting in 2021 as the systems and projects manager, coming from a consulting and contracting background. He has extensive experience working on projects throughout the insurance industry and beyond, completing stints with Allianz, JLT, Police Bank and within Capgemini’s Digital Consulting practise for both iCare and McDonald’s.
Kadir brings a pragmatic approach to the Brooklyn Leadership team and is focused on driving Brooklyn into their next phase of growth through the introduction of digital technologies and operational efficiencies.
Kadir holds a master’s degree in business law from the University of Sydney and a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Systems and Project Manager
Marcus Kadir
Maya Lazarus is a qualified solicitor with over 15 years’ experience within the insurance industry. Lazarus joined AXA XL in March 2016 as a senior financial lines claims specialist for IFL and was appointed Brooklyn underwriting claims manager in April 2020. Lazarus started her career as an underwriter for World Insurance Network and then worked for a number of international brokers specialising in financial lines. She then moved across to claims and worked for QBE and DUAL Australia as a financial lines senior claims specialist and as the national claims manager for Invivo, a medical indemnity insurer. During her time as a claims specialist IFL for AXA XL, she focused on financial planning and construction claims.
Her passion for SME claims and her service-focused approach have drawn her to Brooklyn Underwriting, where she has been making claims the “face of Brooklyn” and where she enhances the unique Brooklyn claims experience and adds value to brokers.
Brooklyn Claims Manager
Maya Lazarus
Wade Cadman joined the Brooklyn team in August 2021 after a long career of brokering professional lines accounts locally and into the London market. He has spent the past 15 years in the insurance industry, specialising in professional and financial lines products.
Prior to joining Brooklyn, Cadman managed teams of brokers in SME and midmarket areas, dealing with the challenges of the changing market, complex placements and diminishing capacity.
In his role today as underwriting manager of financial lines, Cadman oversees the portfolio, managing a team of underwriters to ensure the profitability and longevity of the book and to help his team develop their own technical knowledge and professional development.
Cadman enjoys setting goals within his team and implementing the strategies and framework needed to reach them.
Underwriting Manager, Financial Lines
Wade Cadman
Scott Jerome joined XL Insurance at the beginning of 2015 after spending an extensive career in London, where he worked for some of the largest international brokerages. Most of his career has seen him in operational roles, which led to his role as operational lead for AXA XL in 2019. In August 2022, he became the leader of Brooklyn Underwriting, an AXA XL-owned SME underwriting company specialising in property casualty and financial lines. In his leadership role today, Jerome is part of the AXA XL executive team, focusing on driving the overall strategy. He is heavily involved in the Asia and Australian mentoring program as one of the committee members and has participated as a mentor for the past four years. One of Jerome’s true passions is being able to develop talent within the organisation.
Head of Brooklyn Underwriting
Scott Jerome
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“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and highly pleasing experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
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“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and highly pleasing experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
Vivianne Gauci,
HomeEquity Bank
“Our long-term vision is to reimagine our customer and partner journeys to deliver a simple, efficient and highly pleasing experience supported by empowered teams and enabled with leading digital capabilities”
Vivianne Gauci,
HomeEquity Bank
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Arch Insurance’s professional underwriting team specializes in providing management liability insurance to a broad range of industries.
Cyber
Arch Insurance’s experienced underwriting team takes a forward-looking approach to writing network security, privacy and media liability.
Professional Liability
Arch Insurance’s professional liability team is positioned to offer liability insurance solutions for lawyers, architects and engineers; design-build professionals, contractors and consultants; franchisors, insurance agents and brokers; real estate agents and brokers; property managers; registered investment advisors; travel agents and tour operators; and a host of other miscellaneous professional classes.
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Management Liability
Financial Lines
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