M&M Insurance Podcast #23 - Mergers & Acquisitions

Hi all, we know you have been waiting for this one.  Ellie Laidlaw, CFO of Ausure and one of the key brainstrust for the group!  In this episode, Millsy & I deep dive on what Ellie is seeing in the Mergers & Acquisitions space of our industry, namely consolidation.  We talk about the multiples for the sales of portfolios, the benefits of succession planning and the roles Ausure has played in Joint Ventures. We also talk about this ‘changing landscape’ of our industry is affecting decision making within the business. Given Ellie is in between the big yearly financial audit of Ausure, we were lucky to get access to the busiest person in Ausure. Speakers: Mick O'Bree - General Manger of Operations, Ausure;   John Mills - Broking Manager, Ellie Laidlaw -  CFO of Ausure About Ausure - Ausure is one of Australia’s largest insurance groups, offering flexible solutions to brokerages nationally. Estimated 80,000 clients, $400m Gross Written Premium, with more than $10 billion of clients assets protected.