State members of major broker cluster group Steadfast have elected two new directors to the national board.

Following the resignation of Ken Bailey (WA) and Paul Moran (Victoria), Cameron Bott of Victorian brokerage GWS Network Insurance Brokers and Rick Post of Centrewest WA were elected.

The board now comprises Executive Chairman Robert Kelly, Greg Rynenberg (East West Insurance Brokers, Qld), Greg Stewart (Holdfast, SA), Chris Baker (ANCA, Tas), Graham Stevens (Edgewise, Vic), Rick Wolozny (Trident, WA), Jonathan Upton (Indemnity Corp, NSW), Joe Vella (Joe Vella, Qld), Stephen Nichols (Allsafe, Qld), Mike Olofinsky (Brookvale, NSW), Cameron Bott and Rick Post.

In other developments at Steadfast, Niels Laaper has been appointed CEO of the Steadfast Hub (Pty Ltd), and former DLA Phillips Fox professional indemnity (PI) specialist Cindy Meadows has been appointed to handle all Steadfast’s PI claims internally.