JLT Australia’s national placement division is now operational, with former Aon chief broking officer Bob Mann as Chairman.

Mr Mann and three other senior executives – David Stanborough, Jeremy Rowsell and Wayne Holcombe – quit Aon last year to join the new JLT team.

The division will give clients “vast access to insurance markets globally, so they can now rest assured we will have quite literally scoured the world to get them the best deal”, CEO Leo Demer says.