Welcome to UAC
Welcome to the Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC), the representative organisation for Australian and New Zealand underwriting agencies. UAC’s purpose is to serve the interests of Australian and New Zealand underwriting agencies. UAC has more than 100 corporate members, representing the vast majority of Australian underwriting agencies and many in New Zealand.
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Latest News
New directors revealed
UAC has four new directors. At the AGM in Sydney today, retiring directors Kurt Nilsen, [...]
Chair steps down as board nominee
There has been a change to the nominees for the UAC board of directors. UAC [...]
Board posts hotly contested
UAC has received 11 nominations for four vacancies on the board of directors. Those elected [...]
UAC calls nominations for board directors
Nominations close on Friday 8 November for positions on the UAC board of directors. There [...]
What's New from UAC Members
Agile backs gig economy
Agile has underwritten a specialist life product called Hustle by Coverhero, which insures workers in [...]
Ryno helps monetise homes
Ryno is providing budget accommodation liability cover for homeowners seeking to monetise their homes. Listing [...]
Arena springs into market season
Arena Underwriting can provide public liability cover for market organisers and individual stallholders and exhibitors [...]
Emergence launches XOL cyber policy
Cyber insurance specialist underwriting agency Emergence has released an excess of loss (XOL) policy. Jeff [...]
What an Assistance Request is, and how to use it.
Brokers, please use the list of specialisations to find one that matches your client’s risk. You can then select from the list of agencies that write that product those to which you want to email details of your risk.
If your risk category is not listed here, use this assistance request form to notify UAC.
Provide full details of the risk and your contact details. UAC will post it to the site for members to review and they can contact you if they may be able to assist. Posts will be moderated first. They will remain active for 60 days.
About UAC Membership
Membership is open to underwriters, non-voting business service partners, and affiliate partners.
Underwriting agencies manage insurance transactions on behalf of their principal insurers, which are based in Australia and overseas. Many agencies’ security is from Lloyd’s of London.
Agencies generally operate in specialist, niche markets, offering an array of insurance products that may not be available from other providers.
The agency sector’s annual gross written premium is estimated at more than $2.5 billion and agencies employ about 1,800 people.
The vast majority of business is transacted via insurance brokers.