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“No matter how many clients I have, I make sure to call each one personally every quarter. It’s a chance to not only update them on their portfolio, but also check on how they’re doing personally”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
Dean Kennedy is an account manager in wholesale construction placements at Cruden Read.
His work experience hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
“Shortly after starting at Cruden Read in February 2020, I had to deal with curveballs such as COVID and hardening market conditions in the construction sector,” says Kennedy. “These challenges meant I was not able to meet brokers face to face and it created extra work collecting additional underwriting information to make Insurers comfortable with a new risk during a time when markets were being conservative. The hard market conditions have continued; however, we are still managing to offer competitive solutions.”
Kennedy started his career in insurance broking across all lines and then made the move into wholesale broking and underwriting. He has over 15 years of industry experience with a particular focus on construction and hard-to-place liability risks.
Prior to joining Cruden Read, he was a Lloyd’s of London cover holder at an underwriting agency, and he has also worked at suburban and large international broking houses in a variety of servicing and placement roles.
From 2017 to 2020, he was a liability and construction underwriter at Quanta; from 2010 to 2015 he was a corporate and construction broker, as well as a founding member, at Willis Young Professionals; and from 2007 to 2010 he was an account executive, SME and midmarket accounts, at Aon.
Kennedy has a proven track record in thinking outside the box and finding solutions for the insurance needs of a broad range of clients from specialty trades and SME businesses up to large corporate accounts and everything in between. His combined broking/underwriting experience has been instrumental in him finding ways to achieve superior results, including placement solutions on the more challenging risks, through appropriate carrier selection.
“Making the decision to specialise in construction and engineering was one of the best decisions I have made in my career,” he says. “Fulfilling one area of the market means I need to have a deeper knowledge of the industry to stand out from the competition, which ensures I am achieving the best possible solution for our clients. There are so many different classes of Insurance out there, it is difficult to be an expert across all lines and occupations.”
In May 2019, he received the CBN May Underwriter of the Month award at Quanta, and in 2012 he completed his diploma of insurance broking.
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Dean Kennedy
Account Manager,
Wholesale Construction Placements
Cruden Read
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“I strongly believe in working smarter, not harder. I think it’s one of the keys to living a great life, and I want to share that with as many people as possible”
Kelvin Rampersad,
Carte Wealth Management
2007–2010
2010–2015
2017–2020
2020–present
2022
Account Executive, SME and Mid-Market Accounts at Aon
2007–
2010
Corporate and Construction Broker at Willis
2010–2014: Founding Member of Willis Young Professionals, NSW
2012: Completed Diploma of Insurance Broking
2010–
2015
Liability and Constructions Underwriter at Quanta
2019: CBN May Underwriter of the Month Award at Quanta
2017–
2020
Wholesale Construction Broker at Cruden Read
2020–
present
Awarded CBN Individual Authorised Representative of the Year
Awarded Wanneroo Business Association Employee of the Year
Finalist for Advisr Broker of the Year WA
Promoted to WA State Manager at Grace Insurance
2022
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
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