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UP CLOSE: Sam Mayne

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UP CLOSE: Sam Mayne

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA-BASED DIRECTOR, WHOLESALE AND FACILITIES

BMS Risk Solutions Pty Ltd.

PREVIOUS POSITION: Sydney, Australia-based head of Wholesale Cooper Gay (Australia) Pty Ltd.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Working from BMS' new Brisbane office to complement our Australian operations in Sydney and contributing to BMS' reputation for providing specialist brokerage expertise to new and existing clients throughout the region.

GOALS FOR NEW POSITION: To find the best possible solutions for prospective and existing clients, helping them grow their businesses profitably and provide niche tailored product lines by accessing the worldwide insurance markets.

FIRST INDUSTRY JOB: Junior broker at Denis M. Clayton & Co. Ltd., now JTL Re (a unit of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C.)

WHAT SURPRISED ME: The breadth of sectors and professions that working in insurance gives you insights across.

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK: There is a lot of talk of when current market conditions will harden and stabilize. The future of the insurance industry will not be defined by a soft or hard market but by digital innovation.

ADVICE: Never give up and always follow your dreams.

DREAM JOB: International cricket commentator.

HOBBIES: All sports, especially rugby, cricket and golf.

THING MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I opened the batting with Andrew Strauss for two seasons at Shardeloes' (Amersham) Cricket Club (in England).

WHEN I RETIRE: I'll travel the world.

FAVORITE MEAL: Sunday roast.

FAVORITE BOOK: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.

CAN'T MISS TELEVISION SHOW: “The (Australian Football League) Footy Show.”

BEST CITY: Sydney or, of course, Brisbane.

ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON: I can be found cooking up a barbecue with family and friends.

THOUGHTS ON SMART PHONES: The technology is constantly improving, and I don't know what I would do without my iPhone 6.

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