General Insurance

Meet our General Insurance Team
Adrian McGarva PFS Consulting, Professional Financial Solutions 4

Adrian McGarva

Managing Director

PFS Principal Don Johnstone

Don Johnstone

Principal

Madeleine Mattera Head of Risk

Madeleine Mattera

Practice Leader

Ian Laughlin PFS Consulting, risk management implications

Ian Laughlin

Principal

Jessie Yu PFS Consulting, Professional Financial Solutions 3

Jessie Yu

Consultant, Actuary

Understanding General Insurance

PFS bring our wide ranging actuarial, risk and insurance knowledge to solve a range of complex issues across the general insurance industry.

Global alternative asset manager

PFS provided an independent assessment of the investment case of the Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) market in Australia. Covering the motivations to buy, importance to financial stability and reinsurance requirements.

Global speciality lines insurance group

PFS have project managed the Australian insurance license application of a global specialty lines insurer. We combined our expertise across local regulatory requirements, insurance, risk management, capital, actuarial, audit and governance to help finalise their business plan, assess the internal business case and work through the APRA licensing process.

Global catastrophe pool

PFS provided an independent external review of the reinsurance, risk management and governance issues for the board of a global catastrophe-exposed entity in a hardening reinsurance market.

Provider of risk products in a complex compulsory class

PFS provide all outsourced actuarial services to a niche specialty-lines risk protection provider. This covers regulatory pricing, valuation, capital and solvency requirements as well as bespoke advice on product design, and the implementation of AASB / IFRS 17 requirements.

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Core Strengths

We combine our broad financial services expertise with deep global insurance and reinsurance expertise to work with our clients to resolve complex issues across the general insurance industry.

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