William Legge, CEO of Aurora elected as Director of UAC
19 December 2008
William Legge was recently elected to the board of Underwriting Agencies Council, whose purpose is to serve the interests of Australia's underwriting agencies. UAC has around 65 corporate members, representing the vast majority of Australian underwriting agencies.
UAC's objectives are:
- To monitor and, where necessary, develop positions on insurance regulation or other matters or issues that may affect underwriting agencies,
- To represent underwriting agencies in negotiations or discussions with legislative or government bodies whose subsequent rulings, regulations or controls may impact underwriting agencies, and, when applicable, represent underwriting agencies on bodies or organisations that may have an interest in, or impact on, underwriting agencies,
- To promote underwriting agencies as an economically efficient means of insurance distribution, and to promote the views, interests and arguments of underwriting agencies to all pertinent bodies, organisations, groups, interests, and to the media and the Australian public, and
- To set guidelines to assist members in ensuring the stability, security and reputation of their individual businesses and therefore UAC, while recognising that ultimate responsibility for those issues rests with individual members.
Mr. Legge said "The Underwriting Agencies Council(UAC) is a vibrant and progressive organisation dedicated to the promotion of quality underwriting agencies and their continued support and education of brokers in the many and varied specialist fields within which these underwriting agencies operate. My hope is that, during my time on the board, I can actively assist the UAC in achieving these aims."
Mr. Legge went on to add that when approached to stand for this position he considered that it would be a perfect opportunity for him to continue the work of CEMAC’s previous managing director, Murray Rogash, who was on the board for many years prior to his retirement in January 2008.
