Southern Cross Underwriting is a Melbourne-based underwriting agency that specializes in property facultative risks in Australia and New Zealand.
What we do.
Southern Cross has been operating in the Australian insurance market since 1975 and has been a Lloyd’s cover holder since 1979.
Southern Cross provides A+ rated facultative reinsurance capacity to all of our regional partner network of reinsurance intermediaries and local insurers. We have multiple contracts backed by reinsurers all with S&P/AM best “A” rating or higher.
The management and staff of Southern Cross Underwriting possess a deep institutional knowledge of the Australian & New Zealand reinsurance markets as well as the buying preference of local underwriters across a broad selection of industries.
Southern Cross Underwriting is proud of its longstanding trading relationships with the local insurers and reinsurance brokers operating in the Australia and New Zealand markets. We look forward to the future with great optimism.
Recent research has found that Australia still has one of the hardest property markets and is also one of the leading countries when it comes to understanding and managing risk at the appropriate level, and there is a direct positive correlation between advanced risk maturity and an organisation’s understanding of risk management practices. Local insurers are fully aware of the importance of risk quality survey reports, risk improvements and making sure risk recommendations are completed in a timely manner.
Southern Cross Underwriting remains focused on building a growing specialist facultative business and achieving sustainable net underwriting profits for its supporting reinsurers over the long term.
Our Vision.
Contribute as representatives of the company, to the improvement of the social and economic benefits of society in which we live and engage in business.
To maintain a disciplined business with an underwriting focus and providing personalised service.
To continue to develop a well-balanced portfolio of business that is not dependent on any one class of insurance.
Provide for the sound growth, continuity and economic prosperity of the company.
To provide the most efficient and modern organisation and administrative systems available.
To provide acceptable reinsurance underwriting solutions for all our trading partners.
To look after our Reinsurers' interests and achieve the highest possible return on their behalf.
Make integrity and excellence our most valuable assets for both our company and ourselves as individuals.
To build on a conservative strategic expansion designed to produce future underwriting profits for our reinsurers.
Our People.
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Larry Bartle
MANAGING DIRECTOR
larry.bartle@scu.com.au
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Tony Hally
GROUP UNDERWRITING PROPERTY & CLAIMS
tony.hally@scu.com.au
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Kartika Daly
CFO
kartika.daly@scu.com.au
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Iva Lino
UNDERWRITER
iva.lino@scu.com.au
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Camy Podbury
UNDERWRITER SUPPORT & ADMINISTRATION
camy.podbury@scu.com.au