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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
As an account executive on SambaSafety’s Insurance and Data Solutions team, Lauren Taylor was the team’s first sales development representative on both her current team and SambaSafety’s insurance channels team.
SambaSafety is a recognized innovator and leading provider of cloud-based risk management solutions for over 15,000 organizations with automotive mobility exposure, including many on Fortune’s Global 500 list. Employers and insurers benefit from SambaSafety’s continuous monitoring, intuitive insights, risk reduction tools, and configurable pricing solutions. Through the collection, correlation, and analysis of federal, state, local, and telematics data sources, SambaSafety's flexible, end-to-end capabilities enable businesses and insurers to better evaluate and mitigate driving risk, accelerate product development, reduce crashes, and foster safer communities.
Through her activity across several segments throughout SambaSafety, she has been a driving force behind a 400% increase in the valuation of the company’s insurance product suite in only three years. By April 2023, she had surpassed her annual revenue targets, which made her the first mid-market sales representative across the company (and the second insurance rep) to hit their annual goal by the second quarter.
Recognized internally as a subject matter expert in both commercial and personal auto insurance lines, Taylor is not only committed to ongoing professional development in the industry but also invests in mentoring and supporting her greater team outside of sales initiatives. Her exemplary contributions have been acknowledged through multiple accolades, including SambaSafety’s 2022 Thought Leadership Award, and most recently, as a 2023 Insurance Business America Rising Star.
Beyond her professional achievements, Taylor is also deeply committed to social responsibility, actively volunteering to support individuals with disabilities through one-on-one relationships and therapeutic horseback riding programs in the Middle Tennessee area.
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Lauren Taylor
Account Executive, Insurance
SambaSafety
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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
2020
2021
2022
2023
2021
July 2020: Started as a sales development representative at SambaSafety
November 2020: Joined SambaSafety’s insurance and channels teams as first sales development representative
2020
June 2021: Promoted to account executive on insurance and data solutions team
2021
Recipient of Thought Leadership Award
2022
First mid-market sales representative to hit annual goal by April 2023, and named an effective cross-functional collaborator within SambaSafety
Pivotal member in growing product suite valuation by 400% in three years
2023
Promoted to AgencyCFO™ Advisor at AgencyCFO™
by RD Advisory Group
2021
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
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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
Milestones
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.”