Our People
“The quality of our people is the cornerstone of our ability to serve our clients”
The construction insurance industry is both challenging and demanding and as such it attracts only those who possess the necessary commitment, drive and determination to succeed.
In conjunction with experience gained from specialisation, our team is professional, hard working and has a genuine interest in providing market leading insurance products and solutions to all of our customers.
Adam Burgess
Managing Director – Chase Underwriting
Adam has over 25 years experience in the construction insurance industry. In 2012, he founded Chase Underwriting to provide clients with high quality construction insurance products and service.
Prior to founding Chase Underwriting, Adam held National Construction Placement positions with global insurance brokers Aon and Willis, where he was responsible for placing insurance programmes in both local and international insurance markets for some of the largest Australian and International construction companies.
Adam’s philosophy for the Chase business is simple, clients should always get access to our best products.
Nick Vernon
Director
Nick has 15 years experience in construction broking having managed the insurance programs of some of Australia’s largest builders. Most recently, Nick was a state manager in Western Australia leading a team of construction brokers.
Margaret Boshell
Head of Compliance & Governance
Margaret has over 20 years experience in the insurance industry with the past 15 years dealing specifically with construction insurance in both the broking and government areas.
Margaret joined Chase Underwriting in October 2014, as the Underwriting and Compliance Manager, bringing a wealth of experience to the Team and provides technical assistance to our Underwriting team. Margaret has previously worked in Construction teams at Marsh, Aon, Willis and JLT. She spent three years at the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority advising Government and assisting with the insurance placement for projects such as Regional Rail Link, Box Hill Hospital and several large VicRoads projects.
In her previous broking roles, she has managed accounts for clients ranging from large multi national construction companies, energy companies and residential and commercial builders.
Underwriting Team
Our highly skilled team of professional underwriters offers excellence in construction insurance underwriting. Our team have the technical knowledge, flexibility and drive to be creative in finding solutions for our clients. Our underwriters actively seek open communication with our clients, ensuring you have direct access to Chase’s underwriting team for explanations, opinions and assistance when you need it.
Processing/Administration Team
Accuracy and efficiency are crucial to the underwriting process. Our administration support team is committed to prompt and professional service to maintain and enhance our client relationships. The team assists the underwriters with policy processing and invoicing to ensure the underwriting process is seamless.
Contact Chase Underwriting
Level 1, 68 Clarke Street, Southbank, VIC 3006
T 03 8866 0700
E info@chaseunderwriting.com.au
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