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November 15, 2023
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Experts with Edge | Chitra Sharma

At Honan, we’re big believers in growing an exceptional brand, business and reputation through exceptional people. People with market-leading expertise, proven results and a fierce commitment to serving their clients, but also people with creative, considered points of view and a willingness to share them. These are our challenger champions - the ones who progress, lead and succeed by doing things a little differently, delivering on promise, and proving their passion through outstanding performance. In this series, we get to know them a little better; picking their brains for exclusive industry/category insights, future predictions, and the secrets behind their success.
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November 1, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Chris Papakostas

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October 22, 2023
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M&A activity at Honan: Citadel Insurance

Kicking off our M&A activity for FY24, we proudly welcomed Citadel Insurance into the Honan family of brands, which includes Certus, Carollo Horton, ATIA, Trumpet, and Rehab Life. To introduce you to our latest addition, we sat down with Nicholas Bedggood, Principal and founder of Citadel Insurance to share a little about himself, the brand, and his ambitions for FY24 and beyond.
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October 3, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Vanessa Yap

In our latest edition of ‘Honan on the Move’, where we put the spotlight on the career progression of our team, we catch up with our Legal Counsel Vanessa Yap. Moving away from handling insurance litigations and navigating the labyrinth of complex claims to becoming Legal Counsel at Honan seemed like a career detour at the time but turned out to be a career evolution instead. Vanessa shares the motivation behind her change from the claims to the legal team, the most fun part of her job and some of the daily habits that set her up for success.
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October 2, 2023
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Experts with Edge: Michael Atta

At Honan, we’re big believers in growing an exceptional brand, business and reputation through exceptional people. People with market-leading expertise, proven results and a fierce commitment to serving their clients, but also people with creative, considered points of view and a willingness to share them. Michael Atta, Head of Sales - Employee Benefits, is one of them. We asked him about trends impacting the Employee Benefits landscape, his secret to a long and successful career in insurance and much more.
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September 22, 2023
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Experts with Edge: Jennifer Gray

In this edition of Experts with Edge, a series where we delve into the minds of our challengers to gain exclusive industry insights, predictions and the secrets behind their success, we sit down with Jennifer Gray, Head of Corporate – Asia to learn more about how her studies in study Maths, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences brought her into insurance, the importance of building relationships with clients, and more.
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September 7, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Laurence Basell

After spending over ten years in the consulting world in M&A and Strategy roles, Laurence Basell joined Honan as Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Although it took six months of convincing for him to join the world of insurance, five years later he’s convinced it has been the best career decision he’s made. We recently sat down with Laurence to learn more about his career journey to date, his leadership philosophy, and what he thinks are the biggest career drawcards the insurance industry has to offer.
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August 8, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Simon Johnson

Having previously worked in a variety of communication, project and general management roles, Simon Johnson’s entry into the world of insurance wasn’t straightforward. Life circumstances led to a career change, some consulting at Honan, and eventually to his current role as Head of BRIC. We recently sat down with him to learn more about his career journey to date, the goals he has set for himself in FY24 (both personally and work-related), and what most surprised him about the insurance industry.
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June 7, 2023
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An update from across the Tasman: Certus Insurance Brokers (CIBNZ)

We welcomed Certus Insurance Brokers (CIBNZ) into the Honan family of brands in March this year, expanding and diversifying our presence in the New Zealand market. We sat down with General Manager, Mark Gustafson, who shared more about the local insurance market (which has already been impacted by two storm events in 2023), developments to watch now and over the longer term, and some advice he finds himself consistently repeating to clients.
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May 30, 2023
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Experts with Edge: Matthew Henderson

For over a decade now, Matthew Henderson, Operations Manager – Underwriting Facilities & Strata, has been admired for his passion and dedication to providing exceptional service and solutions across the Strata and Real Estate portfolio. In this edition of Experts with Edge, our series championing those with creative, considered points of view and a willingness to share them, we spend time with Matthew to learn more about what brought him into the world of insurance, how Honan is embracing emerging technologies in the insurance industry and the approach he takes to managing his team.
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May 16, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Alexandrea Lim

It’s #NationalCareersWeek, an opportunity to celebrate careers, career development, and career development services and practitioners. With over 400 employees, in 10 offices, across 4 countries, as we have grown over the last 59 years, we’ve learnt that achieving growth and stability for any business starts with its people and supporting them to reach their full potential. Highlighting the progress of our team, we sit down with Alexandrea Kay Lim, Client Executive, in this edition of Honan on the Move, to learn more about her move from our Brisbane office to our Singapore office, how her personal interests have helped her professionally and the best piece of career advice she’s received.
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April 24, 2023
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Experts with Edge: Jamie Lansdown

At Honan, we’re big believers in growing an exceptional brand, business and reputation through exceptional people. People with market-leading expertise, proven results and a fierce commitment to serving their clients, but also people with creative, considered points of view and a willingness to share them. These are our challenger champions - the ones who progress, lead and succeed by doing things a little differently, delivering on promise, and proving their passion through outstanding performance. In this series, we get to know them a little better; picking their brains for exclusive industry/category insights, future predictions, and the secrets behind their success.
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March 29, 2023
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Honan on the Move: Matthew Head

“Not spending time on the footy field anymore, I quickly found myself traveling to Lloyd’s of London and managing a large team which was a sink-or-swim moment. I swam and have never looked back,” is what Matthew Head, Head of Client Service - VIC, shared about his move from the footy field to a corporate role. In our latest edition of ‘Honan on the Move’, we catch up with Matthew as he commences his new role as Head of Client Service – VIC to learn more about how looking for an employer that would support his sporting career as an AFL Field Umpire lead him into the insurance industry, what motivates him in his role and the surprising source for the career advice he’d give his younger self.
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March 6, 2023
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Experts with Edge: Sharon Rutherford

At Honan, we’re big believers in growing an exceptional brand, business and reputation through exceptional people. People with market-leading expertise, proven results and a fierce commitment to serving their clients, but also people with creative, considered points of view and a willingness to share them. These are our challenger champions - the ones who progress, lead and succeed by doing things a little differently, delivering on promise, and proving their passion through outstanding performance. In this series, we get to know them a little better; picking their brains for exclusive industry/category insights, future predictions, and the secrets behind their success.
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February 21, 2023
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Honan on the Move | Stephanie Tennant

In our latest edition of ‘Honan on the Move’, where we put the spotlight on the career progression of our team, we catch up with Stephanie Tennant, our in-house Senior Talent Adviser, who shares how she created an invaluable role for herself at Honan, her insights about a common career obstacle, and how her personal interests have helped her professionally.
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