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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Alexandra Littlejohn is executive vice president and managing director at Alliant Property & Casualty at Alliant Insurance Services.
After high school, influenced by her family members in the industry, Littlejohn decided to embark on a career in insurance. It has provided her with many opportunities for advancement around the world.
“I have had the greatest career with an abundance of opportunity, none of which I would change,” she explains. “Tackling moving to a foreign, non-English-speaking country as a woman just 33 years old in the late 1990s was a big achievement. The client base [included] the largest companies in the world, so my second greatest achievement was serving them successfully through complex insurance solutions.”
Since then, Littlejohn has chalked up many career accolades during her 40 years of service, which she attributes to help from key contributors in her life:
• Alliant, which has provided a great place for her to grow, as well as her previous employers
• Her family, who is always supportive
• Her colleague, Barbara Bell – now retired – whom she calls “my single most influential person throughout the majority of my career”
Recently, Littlejohn has faced challenges. “I would say that my biggest challenge after two years at Alliant is making sure that we are always one step ahead of the next big change to our business,” she says. Namely, Littlejohn has led the launch of Alliant’s data and analytics platform, and she heads the company’s carrier relations.
“Thinking through complex issues and applying ideas and solutions to implement and execute is very important. Our staff and our business partners are exceptional – so far, so good.”
Which fits, since Littlejohn says her greatest quality is being able to read a situation and quickly create short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to the issues.
“I have a ‘go for it’ attitude,” she says. “I might as well try something and not let fear prevent me from doing something that could make a difference, be a game changer or take a path toward bigger and better things to come. I don’t think I have ever taken the first ‘no’ and walked away; there is always something that you can make out of lemons.”
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Alexandra Littlejohn
Executive Vice President and Managing Director
Alliant Property & Casualty
Alliant Insurance Services
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
1988–2010
2010–2012
2012–2017
2017–2021
2019
2021–present
Managing Director at Marsh
1988-2010
Executive Vice President at First Service Financial
2010-
2012
Regional Placement Officer at Willis Metro Region
2012–
2017
Managing Director, CRB West Region Leader at Willis Towers Watson
2017–
2021
EVP and Managing Director at Alliant Insurance Services
2021–
present
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
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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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How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”