We’re here for life
We’re here
for life
We are the trusted voice of life insurers in Australia.
Our mission
Our mission is to support our members to build a strong and trusted life insurance industry, that provides accessible protection and support to millions of Australians every day.
We do this by advocating for national settings that improve access to life insurance and by being the leading voice on affordable, understandable and trusted insurance.
Our shared purpose
Our shared purpose across all CALI members is to help Australians and their families have peace of mind about their future so they can live in the most healthy, confident and secure way.
Our priorities
Strong Industry
Insurers can confidently individually respond to the impact of mental ill health through the responsive legislative and regulatory settings, industry guidance and partnerships.
Education & Advocacy
Our stakeholders have a deeper understanding of life insurance and value the role the industry plays in the economy, the health and disability landscape and the national financial safety net.
Accessible Insurance
More Australians have access to life insurance and retirement products direct through their insurer, through a financial adviser or through their superannuation fund.
Life Code of Practice
The Life Code is updated in a balanced manner, responding to industry needs and listening to stakeholder feedback about customer and community expectations.
Our team
Christine Cupitt
Christine is a widely respected and credible leader with a passion for ensuring fair, high-quality outcomes for consumers across the financial services sector. She is the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Australian Life Insurers and has 20 years’ experience working in legal, strategic and public policy roles.
Keely O’Brien
Keely is an experienced leader who has spent 15+ years working to build and nurture successful teams across the corporate affairs, government and media sectors. As a former senior adviser to the Prime Minister and several ASX200 CEOs, she has deep experience advising C-suite executives and Cabinet Ministers on reputation, policy, media, marketing and public relations, as well as stakeholder and employee engagement.
Cheryl D’Silva
Cheryl is a dynamic leader with more than a decade of experience developing communications and change strategies that focus on exceptional customer and employee experiences. She has led several large-scale digital communications programs across the financial services sector and also worked on the crisis communications response for a network of more than 70 medical centres nationwide during the global COVID 19 pandemic.
Patricia Waghorn
Patricia is a dynamic communications expert with 20 years’ experience across financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and travel technology.
Prue Wilson
Prue is an experienced life insurance professional with nearly a decade of experience in product management across channels and organisations.
Ben Bartlett
Ben is a government relations, policy and communications specialist with experience spanning a Prime Minister’s office, ministerial and parliamentary offices, the NGO sector and corporate Australia.
He brings deep firsthand knowledge of how the federal government works – from drafting legislation to navigating cabinet processes and managing parliamentary strategy. He has shaped consequential reforms across telecommunications, electoral law and youth mental health, and played a central role in delivering marriage equality.
Luke Hyde
Luke is an experienced life insurance professional with 15 years of experience across the private and public sectors. He has broad experience in financial and non-financial risk management, policy and strategy, prudential regulation, corporate governance and insurance claims and litigation.
Sarah Phillips
Sarah is a skilled public policy adviser with several years’ experience working in various roles within the UK Government. She has held senior positions advising UK secretaries of state and brings deep knowledge about the political considerations when it comes to public policy development.
Olivia Pascoe
Over the past decade, Olivia has worked in various policy roles that have spanned across both the private and public sector, including at a Federal and State Government level. She has deep knowledge and experience specifically in the policy, privacy and regulatory fields.
Ruo Yan
Ruo is an experienced advisor to senior executives, with diverse experience across consulting and strategy. She has previously worked as a Chief of Staff and supported numerous leaders in both the public and private sector. Ruo is passionate about driving results and ensuring organisations achieve their strategic objectives.
Scott Brayshaw
Scott brings more than 25 years’ experience across the insurance, banking and wealth management sectors. Drawing on a diversity of experience in business management, strategy, governance and operations, he works closely with senior leaders to bring clarity, coordination and momentum to complex organisations.
Our board
Damien Mu
Justin Delaney
Paula Bourke
Nicolas Carro
Chris de Bruin
Matthew Finney
Anton Kapel
Fiona Macgregor
Richard Nunn
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