Howden launches broking operation

Howden has announced that it is by forming a strategic partnership and launching an Australian broking operation in association with Steadfast. Howden in Australia will join Steadfast’s network -Australia’s largest general insurance platform -to leverage its scale, strength and access.

With plans to launch a broker for Corporate, People Risks (including Employee Benefits), and other specialty lines, Howden’s operation in Australia will be driven forward under the leadership of Andre Louw as chairman and Igor Fijan as CFO. Louw is the former chairman of Marsh for the Pacific region and JLT for Australasia and Fijan is former head of Integration of Marsh for the Pacific region and CFO of JLT, Australasia.

Andre Louw, Chairman, Howden Australia said: “We are delighted to have joined the Howden team and have now seen for ourselves what the culture of empowerment and ‘People First’ means here and how embedded it is right across the organisation. With this culture and an international platform behind us, this launch represents a game-changer for clients operating in the Australian market; it will transform the broking landscape by offering choice, expertise and local distribution against the backdrop of a consolidating market.”