In this episode of the Leaders in Finance Compliance Podcast, Jeroen Broekema speaks with Math Creemers, CFO of Achmea Farm Insurance in Australia. How does a Dutch finance professional end up in Sydney? Why did he leave Australia, return to the Netherlands, and then come back again? And what can that journey tell us about working across countries, cultures and regulatory systems?
How different is the Australian insurance sector from the Dutch one? Is regulation in Australia more rule-based than in Europe? What can Dutch financial institutions learn from the Australian approach to supervision, licensing and risk? And what are the main cultural differences between working in Australia and working in the Netherlands, especially when it comes to work ethic, loyalty and career development?
Jeroen also asks what the role of a CFO really looks like in this kind of business. How much time goes to finance, IT and reinsurance? How do natural disasters such as floods and bushfires affect insurance, pricing and reinsurance? What happens when certain risks become harder to insure? And how do you balance local independence with being part of a much larger international group?
Finally, the episode looks ahead. What does the future of Achmea in Australia look like? What are the main growth opportunities and concerns? And what advice does Math have for young professionals starting out in finance, compliance, risk or regulation today?
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