Bulletin Six – December 2022
The Advocacy Committee would like to announce that RIA Inc. now has a Restoration Advocate! This is an important milestone achievement for the restoration industry in this region, made possible with the support of the Advocacy Movement sponsors, membership, committee members, RIA USA and supporters of RIA Inc.
Marcus Taylor, Brisbane, has commenced in the role of Head of Advocacy & Industry Communication. Marcus has extensive experience in the insurance, corporate and government sectors. This includes 11 years working for Suncorp and IAG in senior corporate affairs, regulatory and product roles. He has also worked in senior ministerial roles for the Queensland Government and was Head of Communications and Public Affairs for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
During his time in the insurance industry, Marcus:
- Led a product team in reviewing, designing, and implementing a new best-practice product lifecycle management process for $2B+ of insurance products
- Managed the development, underwriting and performance of products across home, residential strata, and landlord insurance
- Ran government relations programs across local, state, and federal governments
- Built a best practice regulatory function to manage major national regulatory insurance inquiries
- Developed submissions and presented to Government and Senate inquires
- Formed part of claims major event response function including media spokesperson
His experience, understanding of the insurance landscape, network and support will play an important role in forwarding the aims of the RIA Inc. Advocacy Movement and to improve the industry for all stakeholders (restorers, builders, vendors, customers, insurers and partners) involved.
The Head of Advocacy has already commenced formalising the Industry Advocacy and Awareness Strategy 2022 – 2025 and expects many of the plans’ tactical elements to ramp up early in the new year. We will provide updates as things continue to progress including insights into our advocacy strategy and what we need to do as an industry to support it.
If you would like to communicate anything to the Head of Advocacy, please write to advocacy@restorationindustry.org.au, addressing the email to Marcus.
Once again, thank you to those who have supported RIA Inc. and were involved in making this possible. If you are not yet a member of RIA Inc., we invite you to join today. Your membership brings us closer to uniting the restoration industry and creates a stronger voice for the Advocacy Movement. A part of your membership fee also goes directly towards advocacy activities.
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