With two years as country manager now under his belt, SVP Iain MacLeod has firmly settled into his multifaceted role, overseeing the day-to-day operations of Allied World’s Australian business.
The firm has enjoyed phenomenal success over the past two years, partly down to MacLeod’s strong leadership, and has gone from producing approximately $11 million of business in 2016 to around $44 million in 2018 – a growth of almost 300 per cent.
“I get really positive feedback from our broker partners as, being a younger organisation, we understand it’s important to be responsive and straight forward,” MacLeod told Insurance Business.
Responsible for sales and distribution initiatives for both commercial and retail segments, MacLeod works directly with clients as well as via broker and agent channels.
However, he says his success wouldn’t be possible without a wider team offering support.
“Locally, we’ve got exceptional talent and experience in our claims and underwriting teams, focused on our core underwriting business and relationships in the market.”
Previously, MacLeod spent 23 years at Marsh, where he held senior positions in London, Bermuda and New York – looking ahead, many are keen to see how he will continue to apply this breadth of knowledge to Australian market.
“I’ve seen nearly every type of market cycle and gone through a really wide range of industry challenges,” says MacLeod. “The build-out of Allied World’s Australia business has been a really exciting challenge so far.”
