Sydney:
Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology‐enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, announced several key appointments to expand its services and professional expertise in Australia.
Kimberley Daley was recently named head of professional services, and now four new appointments join the Australia leadership team, including:
Leon Briggs as , head of property, Emma Levett as head of forensic advisory services, Margot De Villiers as head of marine, Johanna Agar as capability development manager.
Briggs joins the Australia professional services division following 30 years in New Zealand with Sedgwick, the last eight as Sedgwick’s national chief adjuster.
Internationally regarded as a talented adjuster, Briggs has extensive experience managing some of Asia-Pacific’s largest and most complex property losses. He is the former president of the Australasian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters (AICLA) and is currently treasurer of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association. Known for his development of expert adjusters within the business, Briggs will manage key claims and oversee the quality of Sedgwick’s property adjusting team across Australia.
Levett is a certified practicing accountant (CPA), having specialised in financial investigations and forensic accounting for the last 16 years, including as an expert witness on large commercial fraud losses.
Her new role encompasses leading Sedgwick’s growing forensic advisory teams, including insurance, litigation, cyber, fraud investigation and class actions.
De Villiers is a senior marine surveyor holding professional membership in the International Institute of Marine Surveying. Her career spans more than 20 years in the insurance and surveying profession in Africa, where she has specialised in marine cargo.
“Sedgwick’s continued progress as a company is built on our rich heritage of world-class claims handling and responding to the largest claims where the very best professionals come to work,” Daley said.