Five people will contest the four places available on the Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC) when an election takes place on December 10.

Current directors seeking re-election for a further two years are Vice-chair Emily Walker (Axis Underwriting), Treasurer Trent Brown (Allstate Underwriting), Company Secretary and Public Officer Heath Amber (Millennium Underwriting Agencies) and Simon Lightbody (Steadfast Underwriting Agencies).

Kevin Corkery (Wellington Underwriting) has also been nominated. He was first elected in 2008 but did not stand for re-election in 2010.

UAC chair Kurt Nilsen (Lion Underwriting) and fellow directors Eric Lowenstein (Tego) Jeanene Hill (Canopius) and Anthony Porter (AFA) are not required to stand for election this year.

UAC, formed in 1998, has more than 100 voting members and almost 50 business service members.