Sharon Armstrong

Deputy General Counsel at Steadfast Group Limited

Sharon Armstrong is a legal professional with extensive experience in commercial litigation and insurance law, currently serving as Deputy General Counsel at Steadfast Group Limited since May 2021. Prior roles include Special Counsel at Kennedys, where focus areas included insurance coverage and professional indemnity litigation, as well as positions at Holding Redlich and The Benevolent Society as Special Counsel and General Counsel, respectively. Sharon has held leadership roles as a Partner at Lander & Rogers and Senior Associate at Glover & Glover Lawyers. Education includes a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance and Applied Risk Management from the Governance Institute of Australia and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology Sydney. Further training includes participation in the LEADR Sydney Mediation Workshop and an unrestricted practising certificate from FMRC/ College of Laws.

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Steadfast Group Limited

Steadfast Group, established in 1996, is the largest general insurance broking network and the largest underwriting agency group in Australasia. The network provides services to broker businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and London. In 1H24, Steadfast Network broking gross written premium (GWP) grew to AUD$12.4 billion. Meanwhile, Steadfast Underwriting Agencies generated AUD$2.1 billion of GWP. Steadfast also operates as a co-owner and consolidator through its equity interests in a number of broker businesses, underwriting agencies and other complementary businesses. Steadfast Group has an equity stake in unisonSteadfast, a global general insurance broker network with 264 brokers in 140 countries. Steadfast also expanded into the US market in October 2023 with the acquisition of independent insurance broker network ISU Group.


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Sydney, Australia

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501-1,000

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