The past year saw a continuing trend towards a hardening insurance market due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business interruption (BI) insurance class actions, industry reforms, and severe weather events. Against this background of challenge and opportunity, Insurance Business Australia identified this year’s 50 Hot Listers in Australia who stood out for their commitment to building a sustainable and relevant future for the industry.

From chief executive officers (CEO) who lead their company amid challenging times, to lawyers ready to face complex insurance cases, the 50 men and women featured on the following pages are doing their part to push Australia’s insurance industry forward.

So, who made Insurance Business Australia’s Hot List of 2022?

Among this year’s selection are:

• Aimee Williams
  Commercial broking manager, Austbrokers Coast to Coast
• Dale Hansen
  CEO and chief broking officer, Austbrokers Coast to Coast
• Sarah Lyons
  Chief executive, Gallagher (Australia)
• Shaun Standfield
  Managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Insurance Advisernet
• Stefan Feldmann
  Regional head for ASEAN and Australasia, HDI Global SE
• Avi Tatarka
  CEO, Scott Winton Insurance
• Drew Schnehage
  Managing director, Innovation Group
• Gillian Davidson
  Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers

You can read about their stories by clicking on any of the links above. However, these are only a small selection of the winners. For the complete list of 50, read the full Hot List 2022 report for free.