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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
Cheryl Nabell’s 30-year insurance career has been quite unconventional. She entered the industry as an actuarial trainee with Royal Insurance and eventually landed in the corporate actuarial department as a senior actuarial analyst.
To better balance work and family, Nabell became the company’s first part-time professional employee. At the time, retaining a young woman in the industry was a highly innovative concept. She took a sabbatical to raise children and re-entered the insurance business as a commercial producer with an independent agency. Once again, she was given an opportunity to work part-time to better balance work and family, and she gradually expanded her hours and book of business. She joined Wade Associates in 2015 and opened the agency’s first branch office. She was instrumental in opening two more locations and assumed management duties in addition to production.
In 2020, Nabell was named agency president, and her current responsibilities include overseeing a staff of 40 people, as well as ensuring the financial well-being of the agency and managing carrier relationships. During her tenure as president, she has seen tremendous growth in revenues and profitability at Wade, but she is most proud of the strong culture and client experience her team has created.
PO Box 1209 Davidson, NC 28036
704 892 9297
cnabell@wadeict.com
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Cheryl Nabell
President
Wade Associates
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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
1985
1986–1993
1994–2000
2001–2019
2019
2020–present
Graduated from University of South Carolina and entered Actuarial Trainee program with Royal Insurance in New York
1985
Worked in multiple areas of the company and was promoted to Senior Actuarial Analyst
1986–
1993
Domestic engineer and community volunteer
1994–
2000
P&C producer with independent agencies
2001–
2019
President of Wade Associates Insurance and Risk Management
2020–
present
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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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.”