Tributes have poured in for former Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) WA president Greg Pynt, who died suddenly at the age of 67 on Sunday in Perth.

He is survived by his wife Julie and their children Sarah, Ben and David. His family has already held a private funeral service.

AILA National President Cameron Roberts says Mr Pynt had “uncompromising knowledge, passion for his job and all who knew him admired his warmth, generosity, collegiality and sense of fun”.

“Greg’s commitment to AILA and insurance law education was exceptional and he will be missed by all who knew him,” Mr Roberts said.

Mr Pynt was an AILA life member and received the AILA Insurance Law Prize in 2000. He has held positions at AILA as national board member and WA committee member.

His many achievements include being a co-founder of the Australian College of Insurance Studies (ACIS), a lecturer at the University of Western Australia (UWA) for 32 years and general editor of the Australian Insurance Law Journal.

He practised almost exclusively in insurance (marine, life and general) and tort law since 1984.

WA Bar Association’s Brahma Dharmananda says Mr Pynt was a “much-admired member” of the WA Bar and the wider legal profession, having been admitted to practice in the state in 1978 and elected a member in 2013.

“He will be long remembered as a generous contributor to and highly respected member of the WA Bar and the legal profession in WA.”

Mr Dharmananda says Mr Pynt had “generously assisted with the work and obligations of the WA Bar since 2018 by assessing and providing advice on professional indemnity insurance policies”.

When Mr Pynt joined the WA Bar in July 2013, he established a practice covering insurance law, tort law, professional negligence and malpractice, coronial inquests, and disciplinary hearings

He been a visiting fellow at UWA since 1991, where he co-ordinated and lectured in insurance law in the Faculty of Law at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

His final week was spent doing what he loved – teaching the ACIS insurance law intensive at UWA and attending the WA Sir Ninian Stephen Insurance Law Masterclass (Insurance Gangnam Style) in Perth, an event he organised and that was close to his heart.