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Level 13, 167 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4000
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2017 - Present
Tenure at
current position
22
Years in the industry
WINNER:
Woodina Underwriting Agency
Wilbur Underwriting Agency Claims Team of the Year
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Wilbur Underwriting Agency Claims Team
of the Year
Kraft Heinz - Wattie's
WINNER:
Alison Corcoran
Legal Practitioner Director
Michael Wood
Chief Executive
Since her admission to practice law in 2001, Alison has specialised in litigation, dispute resolution, insurance claims and insurance advisory work. Alison has over 20 years’ experience, including one year at Picton Howell in London and 11 years within the Minter Ellison Insurance and Corporate Risk Group. Alison has defended claims against various professionals, such as accountants, directors, engineers and other construction professionals, as well as acting in public liability, ISR and life insurance claims and appearing in Commissions of Inquiry, Inquests and regulatory prosecutions.
Alison is a past President and Treasurer of the Queensland chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group. Alison was recommended in the Doyles Guide of ‘Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyers – Queensland, 2019’.
Michael has 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting as an insurance lawyer at Morris Fletcher & Cross in Brisbane in 1985, he moved to London in 1990. He became a Partner at Waltons & Morse in 1993 and a Partner of Eversheds in 1996, specialising in PI insurance. In 1997 he launched his own PI underwriting agency called PI Direct, later Martello Professional Risks. The agency was unique in its approach, writing business both direct and through brokers, with an inhouse claims model saving on defence costs. It grew to 50M pounds gross premium and was sold to Royal Sun Alliance in December 2006. Michael had purchased a wholesale Australian PI insurance brokerage called PI Direct Insurance Brokers in 2004. After returning to Australia in 2011, Michael started Woodina Underwriting Agency in January 2012 and sold PI Direct Insurance Brokers into Steadfast in 2013.
Chief Executive
Michael Wood
Woodina Underwriting Agency services the SME professional and general liability sectors throughout Australia and also New Zealand. Woodina’s insureds comprise:
o Professionals including architects, building designers, engineers, accountants, bookkeepers, trainers, real estate agents, surveyors, property valuers, allied health professionals, IT professionals and pre-purchase, pool and pest inspectors;
o Contractors including electricians, plumbers, solar panel installers and other SME trades.
Woodina prides itself on being a leading provider of legal services and claims management in the insurance industry through proactive, efficient and cost-effective provision of high quality in-house legal services. Woodina’s model is unique in Australia amongst professional indemnity insurers and underwriting agencies. Our claims team operates as our own in-house legal team, Woodina Law Pty Ltd, an incorporated legal practice, not only managing claims, but conducting litigation in all states of Australia rather than retaining external law firms. Our solicitors have been carefully selected for their specialist professional indemnity experience in leading insurance firms.
Woodina Law was recommended in the Doyle's Guide of ‘Leading Professional Indemnity Law Firms – Queensland, 2019’. Woodina currently maintains a Claims Service Rating of 5 (out of 5) stars for Professional Indemnity Claims service from LMI Claims Comparison.
Alison Corcoran
Legal Practitioner Director
Michael Wood
Chief Executive
Leadership
Since her admission to practice law in 2001, Alison has specialised in litigation, dispute resolution, insurance claims and insurance advisory work. Alison has over 20 years’ experience, including one year at Picton Howell in London and 11 years within the Minter Ellison Insurance and Corporate Risk Group. Alison has defended claims against various professionals, such as accountants, directors, engineers and other construction professionals, as well as acting in public liability, ISR and life insurance claims and appearing in Commissions of Inquiry, Inquests and regulatory prosecutions.
Alison is a past President and Treasurer of the Queensland chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group. Alison was recommended in the Doyles Guide of ‘Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyers – Queensland, 2019’.
Legal Practitioner Director
Alison Corcoran
Local Government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils. The Far North District Council is the most northern territorial authority and serves the residents of Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Paihia and Russell, as well as several smaller settlements and rural and Māori communities. We are a growing district of 71,000 people spread over 7,324km². The Far North district stretches from Cape Rēinga at the northern tip of New Zealand down to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
Local Government in New Zealand consists of 78 local, regional and unitary councils. The Far North District Council is the most northern territorial authority and serves the residents of Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Paihia and Russell, as well as several smaller settlements and rural and Māori communities. We are a growing district of 71,000 people spread over 7,324km². The Far North district stretches from Cape Rēinga at the northern tip of New Zealand down to the Bay of Islands and Hokianga.
1-10 Staff
Michael has 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting as an insurance lawyer at Morris Fletcher & Cross in Brisbane in 1985, he moved to London in 1990. He became a Partner at Waltons & Morse in 1993 and a Partner of Eversheds in 1996, specialising in PI insurance. In 1997 he launched his own PI underwriting agency called PI Direct, later Martello Professional Risks. The agency was unique in its approach, writing business both direct and through brokers, with an inhouse claims model saving on defence costs. It grew to 50M pounds gross premium and was sold to Royal Sun Alliance in December 2006. Michael had purchased a wholesale Australian PI insurance brokerage called PI Direct Insurance Brokers in 2004. After returning to Australia in 2011, Michael started Woodina Underwriting Agency in January 2012 and sold PI Direct Insurance Brokers into Steadfast in 2013.
Chief Executive
Michael Wood
Alison Corcoran
Legal Practitioner Director
Michael Wood
Chief Executive
Leadership
Since her admission to practice law in 2001, Alison has specialised in litigation, dispute resolution, insurance claims and insurance advisory work. Alison has over 20 years’ experience, including one year at Picton Howell in London and 11 years within the Minter Ellison Insurance and Corporate Risk Group. Alison has defended claims against various professionals, such as accountants, directors, engineers and other construction professionals, as well as acting in public liability, ISR and life insurance claims and appearing in Commissions of Inquiry, Inquests and regulatory prosecutions.
Alison is a past President and Treasurer of the Queensland chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group. Alison was recommended in the Doyles Guide of ‘Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyers – Queensland, 2019’.
Legal Practitioner Director
Alison Corcoran
Michael has 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting as an insurance lawyer at Morris Fletcher & Cross in Brisbane in 1985, he moved to London in 1990. He became a Partner at Waltons & Morse in 1993 and a Partner of Eversheds in 1996, specialising in PI insurance. In 1997 he launched his own PI underwriting agency called PI Direct, later Martello Professional Risks. The agency was unique in its approach, writing business both direct and through brokers, with an inhouse claims model saving on defence costs. It grew to 50M pounds gross premium and was sold to Royal Sun Alliance in December 2006. Michael had purchased a wholesale Australian PI insurance brokerage called PI Direct Insurance Brokers in 2004. After returning to Australia in 2011, Michael started Woodina Underwriting Agency in January 2012 and sold PI Direct Insurance Brokers into Steadfast in 2013.
Chief Executive
Michael Wood
Maria Kearney
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria has over 20 years’ experience defending professional negligence claims and other financial lines claims in Australia and the United Kingdom. Maria joined Woodina in 2018 after spending 10 years in the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group at Minter Ellison. She has previously headed up the claims and litigation team of one of the UK’s largest professional indemnity underwriting agencies. Maria is a committee member of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group, a member of the Australian Insurance Law Association and a member of the Women in Insurance Association.
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria Kearney
Maria Kearney
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria has over 20 years’ experience defending professional negligence claims and other financial lines claims in Australia and the United Kingdom. Maria joined Woodina in 2018 after spending 10 years in the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group at Minter Ellison. She has previously headed up the claims and litigation team of one of the UK’s largest professional indemnity underwriting agencies. Maria is a committee member of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group, a member of the Australian Insurance Law Association and a member of the Women in Insurance Association.
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria Kearney
Maria Kearney
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria has over 20 years’ experience defending professional negligence claims and other financial lines claims in Australia and the United Kingdom. Maria joined Woodina in 2018 after spending 10 years in the Insurance and Corporate Risk Group at Minter Ellison. She has previously headed up the claims and litigation team of one of the UK’s largest professional indemnity underwriting agencies. Maria is a committee member of the Queensland Chapter of the Australian Professional Indemnity Group, a member of the Australian Insurance Law Association and a member of the Women in Insurance Association.
Legal Practitioner Director
Maria Kearney
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Legal Practitioner Director
Alison Corcoran
Raoul Basile
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul has over 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting at Suncorp as an underwriting/accounts liaison before moving into commercial underwriting, and then into major client underwriting, Raoul progressed into Finance Lines Underwriting, specialising in Professional Indemnity and Directors and Officers Liability. Raoul then progressed to CGU Professional Risks. From there, Raoul went to AIG where he underwrote all facets of financial lines, from Management Lability for SME companies through to IMI for Multinational Financial Institutions. Broking called and Raoul spent three years as a Senior Account Executive brokering financial lines risks for a multinational insurance house, before moving to Woodina to specialise once again in Professional Indemnity. Raoul commenced with Woodina in August 2017.
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul Basile
Raoul Basile
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul has over 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting at Suncorp as an underwriting/accounts liaison before moving into commercial underwriting, and then into major client underwriting, Raoul progressed into Finance Lines Underwriting, specialising in Professional Indemnity and Directors and Officers Liability. Raoul then progressed to CGU Professional Risks. From there, Raoul went to AIG where he underwrote all facets of financial lines, from Management Lability for SME companies through to IMI for Multinational Financial Institutions. Broking called and Raoul spent three years as a Senior Account Executive brokering financial lines risks for a multinational insurance house, before moving to Woodina to specialise once again in Professional Indemnity. Raoul commenced with Woodina in August 2017.
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul Basile
Raoul Basile
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul has over 30 years’ insurance experience. Starting at Suncorp as an underwriting/accounts liaison before moving into commercial underwriting, and then into major client underwriting, Raoul progressed into Finance Lines Underwriting, specialising in Professional Indemnity and Directors and Officers Liability. Raoul then progressed to CGU Professional Risks. From there, Raoul went to AIG where he underwrote all facets of financial lines, from Management Lability for SME companies through to IMI for Multinational Financial Institutions. Broking called and Raoul spent three years as a Senior Account Executive brokering financial lines risks for a multinational insurance house, before moving to Woodina to specialise once again in Professional Indemnity. Raoul commenced with Woodina in August 2017.
Professional Lines Underwriting Manager
Raoul Basile
