ATC Insurance Solutions : Everything you need to know

Headquarters address	4/451 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Year established	2006
Size (employees)	Around 50
Underwriting expertise	Construction insurance; plant & machinery insurance; trade pack - electricians; injury & sickness insurance; sports, leisure & events insurance; aesthetic plastic surgery insurance; cyber insurance
Key people	Chris Anderson (CEO), Shane Sheppard (head of construction and plant & machinery), Stephanie Nielsen (ATC legal counsel & secretary), Steven Duong (national construction manager), Tim Martin (head of accident & health and sports), Trent Rogash (national plant & machinery manager), Eve Ch'ng (operations manager), Kenneth Fok (ATC claims manager), Durham Kenigsvalds (finance director)

About ATC Insurance Solutions

Australian Trades and Construction (ATC) Insurance Solutions is an independent underwriting agency and coverholder at Lloyd’s, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with offices in Sydney and Brisbane.

It was founded in 2006, and offers a range of specialist products to meet a diverse range of insurance needs. It has extensive experience writing insurance for construction & engineering, plant & equipment, accident & health, and sports injury & liability. It also offers a trade pack, which contains specialist insurance for electrical and renewable energy contractors such as public liability insurance, general property cover, and income protection policies, from certain underwriters at Lloyd’s.

ATC has an in-house claims team, as well as an experienced underwriting team that ensure its policies meet clients’ needs. According to the company, it is committed to buildiing long-term relationships with its brokers and clients. It seeks to offer flexibility and innovation in developing policy solutions for a wide range of risks, as well as providing tailored broker agreements.

ATC Insurance Solutions in the news
2006: ATC Insurance Solutions was founded

2013: Former national claims manager of ATC Insurance Solutions banned from financial services

2013: ATC Insurance Solutions CEO spoke out on million-dollar employee fraud

2014: ATC opens Sydney office

2014: ATC launches Brisbane branch

2014: ATC partners with ProSight Specialty Underwriters Ltd

2014: ATC expands construction and plant underwriting team with three hires

2016: ATC makes two key appointments in accident & health and sports

2016: Sampath Soysa joined as chief operating officer

2018: ATC Insurance Solutions announces key appointments

2020: ATC snaps up London hire for Melbourne office

2020: ATC makes further cyber hire

2020: ATC boosts plant and machinery underwriting capabilities

2021: ATC names new national sports, leisure, and events manager

Insurance Business’s Brokers on Underwriters survey named ATC Insurance Solutions in bronze/third place in its construction category in 2016. In 2018, the underwriting agency once again made the list in third place.

Key people as of 2019
Chris Anderson – CEO and director

Anderson has led ATC Underwriting Solutions since its formation in 2006. According to Anderson, the insurance industry must invest more in the recognised expertise of insurance professionals and attract the best-available young talent by improving public perceptions of the industry

Culture
As an underwriter for sports insurance, ATC Insurance Solutions also supports sporting teams. It has sponsored Australian Rules football team Strathmore Football Club, competing in the Essendon District Football League and several junior and senior cricket teams at Aberfeldie Sports Club.

“Many of the people insured through our various income protection polices, live and work in the northern metropolitan suburbs,” said CEO Chris Anderson. “We believe it is important to contribute positively to those communities in ways that will enrich and positively influence the lives of those we insure.”