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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
Maxine Goddard, senior vice president, strategic distribution and development at Sompo International Global Markets, is an award-winning insurance sales operations leader who has successfully spearheaded a wide range of globally strategic initiatives, from large-scale business transformation to customer and broker development.
Commercially driven and obsessed with strong execution, she is focused on innovative thinking, the customer experience, and creating a winning sales culture. She has over 20 years of international management expertise across insurance, banking, oil and gas, and also with the United Nations. She is particularly passionate about developing and retaining talent – both mature and early career – and seeks to challenge thinking and behaviour regarding multiculturalism and gender balance throughout the insurance industry.
Prior to joining Sompo International, Maxine was the global head of sales operations and planning at Zurich Insurance, where she led the delivery of various strategic initiatives. At Sompo International, she has been key in defining and driving through the establishment of the distribution and business development function within the Global Markets business division.
“I’m excited to be a part of a growing Sompo International team as we expand geographically into new markets. For some, we are the new kids on the block, a challenger insurer. Getting the cultural foundations right for our team has been mission critical. We know our strong client focus, meaningful broker partnerships, “gutsy” entrepreneurial spirit and sense of inclusivity and belonging at the team level, is the secret sauce to building a resilient business. It’s personally rewarding but also a joy to see my team and wider Sompo International colleagues making solid breakthroughs in the market. Collaboration is an old-fashioned word that’s sticky and this remains key to our success internally and externally.”
Maxine is a dedicated mentor and an advocate for D&I across the insurance community. She is a member of the executive committee of iCAN, the insurance industry’s multicultural network, and co-chairs the advisory board of the Race Action Through Leadership senior executive body. She also sits on the ISC Group’s advisory board, the membership committee of the Worshipful Company of Insurers, and chaired and facilitated the Association of British Insurers Annual Diversity Summit in 2021.
“I am a mentor to 18 mentees of all ages, gender, race, backgrounds and experience,” she says. “To be able to connect and support others is one of the best parts of the job. I absolutely love listening and sharing my 20 years of experience in this industry and I only wish that more senior leaders would do the same. It’s of exponential value to both the individuals and the wider industry, and personally, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.”
Maxine has been recognised for her many contributions to D&I across the industry, including being selected in 2019 as the Race Equality Champion for the Insurance Age D&I Awards and named as an insurance industry Global 100 Person of Influence by Insurance Business. In 2020, she was selected as a Role Model of the Year and Highly Commended Insurance Woman of the Year at the Women in Insurance Awards. In 2020, 2021, and 2023, she was named a Yahoo! Finance EMpower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Role Model, a finalist in the 2020 Made a Difference 33 awards (MAD33), and was a judge for the annual Women in Insurance awards in 2022. Also in 2022, Maxine was named one of Insurance Business’ Elite Women and one of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch.
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Maxine Goddard
Senior Vice President
Strategic Distribution and Development
Sompo International
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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
2004–2007
2007–2009
2009–2017
2017–2021
2021–present
Project Director at UNDP Microfinance
2004–
2007
Head of Operations, Mergers and Acquisitions EMEA at Zurich Insurance
2007–
2009
Strategic operations at Zurich Insurance
2009–
2017
2017–2020: Head of Sales Operations and Planning at Zurich Insurance
2019: Selected in the Race Equality Champion for the Insurance Age D&I Awards; Recognised by Insurance Business as a Global 100 Person of Influence in the insurance industry
2020: Selected as a Role Model of the Year and Highly Commended Insurance Woman of the Year at the Women in Insurance Awards
2020–2021: Named a Yahoo! Finance EMpower Top 100 Ethnic Minority Role Model
2017–
2021
Senior Vice President, International Insurance Strategic Distribution and Development at Sompo International
2022: Named Insurance Business Elite Woman and one of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch
2021–
present
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
2021 -
present
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Aug 2022
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Feb 2022
Apr 2022
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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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