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
ProRisk hit by phishing attempt
UAC is circulating this information to alert the market that Professional Risk Underwriting Pty Ltd [...]
Brisbane Underwriting Expo exhibitor registrations open
Registrations have opened to exhibit at the 2019 Brisbane Underwriting Expo on Wednesday 17 July. [...]
Register now for UAC’s July seminars
The Lacrosse fire litigation is the topic for UAC morning seminars in Sydney and Brisbane [...]
Reform is happening to NZ’s insurance law
The New Zealand Government has charged officials at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [...]
What's New from UAC Members
Emergence enhances policy wording
Cyber specialist Emergence Insurance has enhanced its policy wording to cover social engineering. Click here [...]
All Parks adds to traditional offer
All Parks has added boutique-style accommodation, glamping, lifestyle villages and clothing-optional resorts to its traditional [...]
Arena now offers fire protection insurance
Arena Underwriting now offers fire protection insurance. Click here to find out more.
Emergence upgrades cyber policy wording
Broker and insured feedback has prompted Emergence to upgrade its cyber protection wording to better [...]
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.