Assistant vice president, Australian property lead
Since joining Allied World in mid-2019 to lead the strategy and development of its property portfolio in Australia, Jules Sperring has made an immediate impact, growing her portfolio through disciplined underwriting, client focus and broad thinking. While Sperring admits that “2020 has been a year unlike any we’ve seen before, what it has confirmed is my belief and personal commitment to service as a core value of our industry. Allied World has quickly built a reputation for being consistent in our approach and accessible in our decision-making, so we’re in a very strong position to maintain and build on our long-term relationships with brokers and clients.”
During the rapid transition to remote work this year, Sperring says it’s been amazing to be a part of a business that has “not missed a beat” in continuity of service. “Given our size, we have had the benefit of being agile enough to remain personally connected, yet still large enough to have an amazing infrastructure of support nationally, regionally and globally,” she says. “With clients facing so much change to their risk profiles this year, it’s been fantastic to be able to respond and innovate, tapping into expertise across the Allied World group, wherever it may be.”
Sperring says that delivering this support to clients is one of the aspects of her work that excites her most, both personally and professionally, and she says she’s looking forward finding ways to continue to respond, innovate and grow in the months ahead. A strong advocate of mentoring and developing talent within the industry, Sperring will also be looking for ways to “encourage empathy, flexibility and open-mindedness as leadership traits that underpin both commercial and professional success”.
