McLardy McShane Insurance Brokers

McLardy McShane would like to acknowledge Ann Cartwright who has recently retired after over 40 years of service at Intercharge Pty Ltd. Alongside her husband Neville Cartwright, Ann helped to launch Intercharge in 1982. Ann has been a director of the company, while Neville is the managing director. Intercharge joined McLardy McShane as a joint venture in 2021. Read our chat with Ann below. Firstly, congratulations on your retirement! How do you reflect on your past 42 years at Intercharge?  I feel quite proud of what Neville and I have achieved with our company. We still have some of our clients from when we started in 1982. Lots of our clients started as clients, but are now good friends. It’s been hard work, but rewarding too. What are some of your proudest achievements at Intercharge?  That our trust account was only out $0.21, which keeps the auditors happy! We also have a great team at Intercharge and I enjoy their company. You became part of the McLardy McShane family in 2021, how have you found that experience over the last three years?  We picked well with McLardy McShane, thank goodness! We had lots of interest before joining McLardy McShane to sell to, but the others didn’t feel quite right. It has been a fabulous fit with McMc. They leave us alone, but are there to help when they can.  What are your plans for retirement? I’m looking forward to having no routine for a while! Also looking forward to spending time with our new grandson Jack, play golf, continue bike riding and just enjoy the spare time.    

We had an incredible day hosting the McLardy McShane McParty Hole at the Mick Fanning Charity Golf Day at Yarra Yarra Golf Club on Friday. Fundraising went towards two of our community partners Cure EB Foundation and The Reach Foundation

Richard Davies, Shaneika Sutherland, Tracy Scarella, Taylor Burstow and Verity Tonkin represented McLardy McShane at the NIBA Convention in Adelaide this week. As well as boasting an impressive array of guest speakers, the Convention focused on such topics as emerging insure tech, the evolving landscape of insurance and consumer expectations, the current trends and challenges in handling financial complaints, and much more. Read the full article, including a review from Richard Davies, in the link below. https://lnkd.in/d-88rsx8

Don McLardy and Mike McShane reckon they are asked “every day” whether their fast-growing and diverse company, McLardy McShane, is for sale. But despite the co-founders entering the final phase of their careers, selling up is not part of the plan, as John Deex from Insurance News writes. https://lnkd.in/gVK_iWXQ

We have loved our new partnership with NAB so far. They are playing a key role in helping us to achieve our expansion goals.   Not only have they been a fantastic commercial fit for the Company, but the transition has also shown we are very much aligned culturally. 

Following yesterday's announcement regarding McLardy McShane being recognised by Insurance Business Australia as the Top Insurance Brokerage in the country, we would also like to congratulate three members of our authorised representative network who were also celebrated:   Apollo Risk Services Stonewell Insurance Brokers West Rock Insurance Brokers We are always proud of our growing AR network. Each AR is a vital component of McLardy McShane.   Congratulations!

Insurance Business Australia has recognised McLardy McShane as the Top Insurance Brokerage across Australia in its annual rankings list released on Monday. In its 12th edition in 2024, Insurance Business wrote that its list “recognises firms that excel in providing client-focused solutions”. This acknowledgement of McLardy McShane’s high-performing culture continues an impressive run of accomplishments for the Company throughout 2024. At the Insurance Business Awards in May, McLardy McShane took out the Australian Brokerage of the Year and Large Brokerage of the Year titles. The Company was also recognised as one of the 2024 Top Insurance Employers mid-year. Read more about this achievement below.

McLardy McShane was again proud to be represented at this year’s Daniher’s Drive, which saw a tour through some of Victoria’s largest regional towns. Hosted by one of the Company’s long-term community partners FightMND, the Daniher’s Drive seeks to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). At the completion of the four-day event on Sunday, the fundraising tally sat at $2,076,698 raised, with that number expected to grow in the ensuing days. Co-founders Don McLardy and Mike McShane were amongst the Company’s representatives on the Drive. The 250-person convoy departed from Williamstown on Thursday morning, with overnight stays in Bendigo, Warrnambool and Lorne in the following days. The Drive culminated in a fairytale-themed final night in Lorne, which saw impressive buy-in from all participants and an appearance from Neale Daniher dressed as Captain Hook. Whilst in Mortlake on day two, the team bus was fortunate enough to be visited by Australian music icon Mike Brady who performed his classic song ‘Up There Cazaly’ to an adoring crowd.

Nick McLardy spoke to Danny Wood from Insurance Business Australia about the recent McLardy McShane UK Tour and what the traveling party learnt from its visit to the "home of insurance". Read more below. https://lnkd.in/g3JR2Nv8

This year, the partnership between McLardy McShane and the Company’s first ever corporate authorised representative, Capital Mutual Insurance Brokers, celebrates its 10th anniversary. But the connection between Don McLardy, Mike McShane and Capital Mutual director Seamus Hounihan dates back much further than the past decade. Read more on Seamus and Penny Collins' partnership with McLardy McShane. https://lnkd.in/gKBhJWbQ