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.
Latest News
UAC Event app
After a successful trial of an event app at UAC’s Sydney Underwriting Expo, the concept [...]
UAC sponsors Underwriting Agency of the Year award
UAC is proud to sponsor the Underwriting Agency of the Year award at the 14th [...]
UAC to host Auckland Seminar & Underwriting Expo
The Underwriting Agencies Council is hosting an Auckland Seminar and Expo on Thursday 11 May [...]
Record numbers at UAC Sydney Expo
The Underwriting Agencies Council’s 18th annual Sydney Underwriting Expo attracted record numbers. The 435 brokers [...]
What's New from UAC Members
Pen Underwriting: Construction
Pen Underwriting's construction team has recognised experts who take the time to understand brokers' clients' requirements [...]
Ryno covers prestige vehicles
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Solution Underwriting
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Pen Underwriting
At Pen Underwriting, our property team has a broad range of underwriting expertise. You [...]
Upcoming Events
Venue: Royal International Convention Centre
Contact: admin@uac.org.au
Notes:
Click here to register to exhibit.
Click here to register for lunch.
Venue: Rydges Hotel, 75 Featherston St, Pipitea, Wellington 6011 New Zealand
Contact: admin@uac.org.au
Notes: More information to come.
Venue: Hilton Hotel, 233 Victoria Square Adelaide SA 5000
Contact: admin@uac.org.au
Notes:
Click here for the broker invite (PDF)
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.