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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
Maureen Caviston is an executive vice president with Amwins Group, where she has leadership responsibilities for carrier relations and retailer relationship management as a senior leader for the Amwins Broker Support Team. Her accomplishments during more than four decades of service in the insurance industry are difficult to enumerate adequately.
Since graduating from The Pennsylvania State University, Caviston has spent her entire career in Wholesale Brokerage, starting in the Philadelphia area with Bryson Associates, which ultimately sold to Aon Group and then became part of Swett & Crawford. She produced and brokered a book of business focused on Casualty and Healthcare.
Thereafter, she moved to New York to establish a branch in NYC for Bryson and led that office until January 2001, when she joined Partners Specialty Group (PSG) as president and chief operating officer. Amwins acquired PSG in 2017, and since then, Caviston has served in her current role with Amwins Brokerage.
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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
1995–1996
2001–2017
2017–present
2019
2022
Began her career at Bryson Associates and established its New York office
1985
First Female President at NAPSLO
1995–
1996
President and Chief Operating Officer at Partners Specialty Group (PSG)
2001–
2017
Executive Vice President at Amwins
Responsible for carrier relations and retailer relationship management team
Member of the broker support team that includes specialty practice leaders and professionals responsible for retailer relationships
2023: Board of Directors, WSIA Education Foundation
2017–
present
Promoted to Chief Underwriter for Healthcare at Arch 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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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.”
