I’m the Founder and Principal Consultant of Storm Strategy, a boutique insurance consultancy helping insurers, MGAs and discretionary mutuals strengthen underwriting governance, portfolio performance and strategic resilience across Australia, the UK and the Pacific.

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With over 30 years of international insurance experience, I’ve learned that clarity beats complexity. My work spans strategic portfolio management, technical underwriting frameworks and capability uplift - helping teams build the confidence, consistency and governance discipline needed to grow sustainably.

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Alongside my strategic work, I’ve spent many years training and mentoring underwriters at every level: from entry-level and graduate programs through to senior and specialist heritage underwriters. That hands-on experience has shaped my belief that sustainable performance comes not just from structure and process but from developing judgment, curiosity and commercial awareness across the team.

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I’ve advised regional insurers and underwriting agencies, aligning underwriting practice with reinsurance, capital and growth strategy. Whether leading underwriting teams or designing development frameworks, my focus remains the same: make strategy real and make performance repeatable.

 

My approach is modern and practical: clarify the goal, simplify the noise and embed capability that lasts long after the engagement ends.

 

At its heart, underwriting excellence isn’t about prediction - it’s about preparation. Strong portfolios are built on clear appetite, confident people and disciplined execution.