3 May 2019
Two directors appointed to Insurance Council Board
The Insurance Council of Australia Limited (ICA) Board has appointed two directors: Tim Plant, CEO General Insurance, Zurich Financial Services Australia and John Myler, CEO Insurance, the Royal Automobile Club of Queensland.
The appointments were made at the ICA Board meeting and Annual General Meeting held in Sydney yesterday. The ICA Board now has 13 Directors.
ICA Executive Director and CEO Rob Whelan said: “Tim and John have a combined 45 years of insurance industry experience.
“John has held executive roles at Allianz, Customer Essential and Royal & Sun Alliance.
“Tim’s experience crosses insurance, reinsurance and financial services. Tim is also a director of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
“The ICA Board is looking forward to utilising their expertise, knowledge and perspective to help shape the ICA’s response to the regulatory, political and climate change challenges facing the insurance industry.”
The ICA Board also ratified the applications of four companies who have joined as members over the past 12 months: LFI Group, PetSure, Arch LMI, and Pacific International Insurance. The ICA now has 54 members, representing 96 per cent of total premium income written by private-sector general insurers.
ICA Board:
President and Chairman
Mr Richard Enthoven, Chief Executive Officer, Hollard Insurance, Australia
Deputy President
Mr Gary Dransfield, Chief Executive Officer Insurance, Suncorp
Executive Director and CEO
Mr Rob Whelan, Insurance Council of Australia
Directors:
Mr Vivek Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer, Australian & NZ Operations, QBE Insurance
Mr Noel Condon, Chief Executive Officer, AIG
Mr Richard Feledy, Managing Director, Allianz Australia
Ms Sue Houghton, General Manager, Insurance, BT Financial Group
Mr Christopher Mackinnon, Lloyd's Australia Limited's General Representative in Australia
Mr Mark Milliner, Chief Executive Officer, IAG
Mr John Myler, Chief Executive Officer Insurance, RACQ
Ms Georgette Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer, Genworth Australia
Mr Tim Plant, Chief Executive Officer General Insurance, Zurich Financial Services Australia
Mr David Russell, Chief Executive, RAA Insurance
Mr Mark Senkevics, Managing Director and Head of Australia & New Zealand, Swiss Re
ICA Board of Director profiles are available at http://www.insurancecouncil.com.au/our-people?board