Hugh Morris
Hugh Morris is Lecturer in Insurance and Risk Management in the School of Finance & Economics within the Faculty of Business, at the University of Technology, Sydney where he directs the UTS Undergraduate and Graduate Insurance and Financial Planning Programs. Prior to joining UTS in January 1998, he had 25 years experience as a corporate executive both as a senior corporate risk and insurance manager and as Company Secretary. His particular interest is in the management of corporate compliance risk exposures and has undertaken a number of compliance reviews of major commercial undertakings utilising a quality systems approach embodying the Australian Compliance Standard AS 3806:1998, the Australian Risk Management Standard AS 4360:1999 and Industry/Corporate function specific standards where appropriate, and increasingly, compliance with Financial Services Reform requirements. These assignments have included:
- A member of the Bid Team which undertook a function specific compliance review and related liability risk exposure due diligence inquiries into the privatisation sale of FreightCorp and the National Rail Corporation.
- A member of the Bid Team which undertook a function specific compliance review and related liability risk exposure due diligence inquiries into the privatisation sale of Westrail (Western Australian Government Railways freight operations).
- A corporate function specific due diligence review of the efficacy of existing compliance and professional liability exposure management processes of a major NSW community welfare group.
- The development of a corporate function specific compliance program risk analysis strategic plan for a major Australian composite insurance company.
- A Member of the Team which undertook the Project Compliance Analysis and Tender Evaluation of the $ 1.2 Billion Adelaide - Darwin Railway Project.
- A compliance review and implementation plan development for the national operations of a listed Australian insurance company, covering personal lines, business insurance and statutory insurance class divisions.
- An AS/NZS 4360:1999 based professional liability risk exposure analysis and insurance program development for a major investment fund adviser to address those ASIC PS 132 related compliance exposures arising from operations as a Single Responsible Entity under the Managed Investments Act 1998.
- The review of Trade Practices compliance implementation plans for a major listed Australian general insurance company.
- The development of a compliance plan for the insurance investigation operations of a major listed Australian general insurance company.
- A member of a team, which undertook a compliance program review of a major Sydney stockbroker.
- A member of a team, which undertook a compliance program review of a mortgage guarantee underwriter.
