People
Working together to build a brighter future
Careers at Cover-More Group.
Wherever you work in our global network, caring is at the core of your career with us.
We care – about our colleagues, our customers and our partners. We are optimistic and motivated.
We can be trusted to live up to our promises and be there when our customers, partners and colleagues need us the most. We’re determined and agile. We will always choose the best path forward, not the easiest. We know we are stronger together – none of us can have as big an impact than all of us together. We collaborate, we innovate, we are driven to succeed and grow. We know who we are and how to get to where we want to be.
We all belong to one global group with a shared goal of looking after our colleagues, customers, our business partners and collaborators – their dreams, aspirations and success.
By reaching across international borders and internal team structures, we’re creating a brighter future by working together.
Culture
Friendly, supportive, people-focused: Our culture makes it easy to bring your best self to work.
We’re here to make a positive difference in the lives of our colleagues, customers and partners, and the world we live in. We care about inspiring confidence and want to work with focused people who have the ambition, adaptability and talent to take our business, and their careers, further.
Bring us your drive, commercial smarts and commitment to caring, and we’ll support you to succeed, grow and live the career you want. Sound good? Like our parent company, Zurich Insurance Group, Cover-More Group maintains a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, disrespectful behaviour, bullying and harassment.
We are a global company where empathy and respect, diversity and inclusion are at our core. And we are a group of people who are prepared to speak up and who do not shy away from standing up for what is right. We support many initiatives worldwide that promote and encourage diversity and inclusion.
We’re here to make a positive difference in the lives of our colleagues, customers and partners, and the world we live in. We care about inspiring confidence and want to work with focused people who have the ambition, adaptability and talent to take our business, and their careers, further.
Bring us your drive, commercial smarts and commitment to caring, and we’ll support you to succeed, grow and live the career you want. Sound good? Like our parent company, Zurich Insurance Group, Cover-More Group maintains a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, disrespectful behaviour, bullying and harassment.
We are a global company where empathy and respect, diversity and inclusion are at our core. And we are a group of people who are prepared to speak up and who do not shy away from standing up for what is right. We support many initiatives worldwide that promote and encourage diversity and inclusion.
Leadership: Driven to Inspire
Meet our leaders – inspiring, decisive, motivating, respected – and so much more.
We lead with passion and integrity, with togetherness at our core.
We lead with passion and integrity, with togetherness at our core.
Cara Morton
Group Chief Executive Officer
Cara was appointed to lead Cover-More Group as Group CEO in June 2020. She joined Cover-More in June 2018 as CEO, Global Medical Assistance and in October 2018 was promoted to Group Chief Operating Officer as part of Cover-More’s global transformation.
Previously, Cara worked for QBE Insurance where, from 2015 to 2016, she was Group Head of Transformation and Change responsible for a $250m global program portfolio. In 2017 she became Group Head of Operations, with a team of 4000, reporting directly to the Group CEO. Prior to QBE Cara was with Accenture for more than 20 years where she held a series of Global/APAC leadership roles in banking, insurance, mining, consumer goods and government sectors.
Cara holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the University of Queensland.
Shannon Lofdahl
Chief Executive Officer, North America
Shannon was appointed CEO, North America in November 2020 and leads our business across the region. She heads up our Travelex Insurance Services business which is the third largest travel insurance provider in the USA. Shannon has worked with our Travelex business for more than 24 years and is responsible for the growth of the business and key partnerships with significant brands in the US travel industry.
She is based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Alfredo Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America
Alfredo joined Cover-More in February 2019 to lead the sustainable growth and profitability of the Universal Assistance and Travel Ace businesses in Latin America which Cover-More acquired in 2018—the acquisition made Cover-More the second largest travel assistance provider in the region.
Alfredo has more than 30 years’ executive experience in financial services in Latin America, most recently with Chubb Insurance where he was a Regional Director since 2014. He is a Latin America specialist and his understanding of the culture and business practices across the region are invaluable as Cover-More accelerates the growth of business in LatAm.
Alfredo is based in Santiago, Chile.
Todd was promoted to Managing Director, Australia in 2022 after more than 10 years with Cover-More in progressively more senior leadership roles.
As Managing Director, Todd is responsible for travel insurance distribution partnerships and operations in Australia, Cover-More’s foundation travel insurance market.
Todd has deep experience in global travel and financial services industries and specialist expertise in managing large scale growth strategies and teams.
Prior to joining Cover-More, Todd spent 10 years with IBM Australia in the digital and channel partner teams. He is based in Sydney, Australia.
Adrian Leach
Chief Executive Officer, World Travel Protection
Adrian joined Cover-More in 2019 to head Cover-More’s global medical assistance business which spans three continents and involves highly skilled teams of doctors, registered nurses, case managers, and travel and logistics specialists.
Previously Adrian worked with International SOS in Asia Pacific, leading the assistance organisation’s business in the region for the past three years, most recently as CEO Asia Pacific. Before joining International SOS in 2010, Adrian worked as a senior executive for Linfox in logistics and supply chain specialisation. He possesses a Bachelor of Economics from La Trobe University in Melbourne and a Masters of Science from the University of Denver.
Kate Hughes
Group Chief People Officer
Kate is responsible for leading all aspects of Group Human Resources and ensuring our group has the optimum global workforce, skills and talent to achieve our strategic objectives.
Kate has more than 20 years of HR experience and joined Cover-More from Zurich Group in Switzerland where she was Group Head of Employee Experience, Diversity and Wellbeing.
She has also worked with Westpac Banking Corporation, American Express Limited and the law firm Ashurst Australia. Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Canberra, and an MBA from Charles Sturt University.
Kate is based in Sydney, Australia.
Justin Sebire
Group Chief Financial Officer
Justin Sebire joined Cover-More Group in March 2023 and is responsible for financial leadership across Cover-More’s global operations.
He is an accomplished finance executive with more than 25 years of global leadership experience in financial services, insurance and consulting in Australia, France, the UK, and Japan with major insurance companies.
He is focused on driving growth for Cover-More Group through strategic operational and management reporting, analysis, and business planning.
Justin is based in Sydney, Australia.
Manuel Lewin
Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Manuel is a highly experienced risk, investment and sustainability professional and joined Cover-More following 12 years with Zurich in Switzerland and the US, most recently as Head of Risk Strategy and Reporting.
His in-depth working knowledge of Zurich’s global risk and compliance frameworks is pivotal for Cover-More’s global operations and strategic growth aspirations.
Manuel is a graduate of the London School of Economics and holds a Master’s Degree in Business and Economics from the University of Basel. He is a charterholder with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) institute.
Manuel is based in Sydney, Australia.
Charles Whattam
Group General Counsel
Charles leads the legal teams across our global businesses and provides critical support for the implementation of Cover-More’s growth strategy. He brings considerable industry experience in travel insurance to Cover-More as well as strong commercial acumen and understanding of government regulatory frameworks in Australia and internationally.
Before joining Cover-More, Charles was General Counsel with Chubb in Sydney and also previously worked with nib/World Nomads and with Allianz in Australia.
Charles is based in Sydney, Australia.
Conor Breslin
Group Chief Information Officer
Conor joined Cover-More Group in 2021. He is skilled in digital transformation, enterprise architecture, information security, IT service management, and IT strategy alignment, and joined us from his role of Group CIO for Provident Financial Group and Vanquis Bank in the UK.
Conor is based in the London office of Cover-More and leads our IT teams across the US, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe.
Chris Noble
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Chris joined Cover-More Group in 2021 and leads our global priorities in digital and direct channels. He oversees marketing in 15 countries across the UK, Europe, US, Latin America and Asia Pacific.
Previously General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer with online travel insurance provider World Nomads, Chris is a highly respected digital marketing specialist. He has more than 20 years’ experience in brand strategy development, e-commerce growth, strategic partnership development, team development and leadership, and community development.
Chris is based in Sydney, Australia.
Donna Dorairajoo
Chief Executive Officer, Europe
Donna joined Cover-More in November 2021 as Head of Strategic Relationships and was appointed CEO of Cover-More Europe in February 2022.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the travel industry, Donna manages the integration and establishment of our European businesses, both in the business to business and direct to consumer markets. Prior to joining us, Donna was with Chubb for nine years, including three years as Vice President, Regional Head of Travel Insurance, Asia Pacific and before that she worked in Chubb’s EMEA region.
Donna is responsible for the growth of Cover-More Group’s European Business. She is based in the UK.
James joined Cover-More Group in 2018 as Head of Operational Efficiency & Transformation and was appointed as EGM, Strategic Delivery in 2019.
James is an experienced corporate strategist and is responsible for global strategy design, performance improvement, and corporate business operational management.
Prior to joining Cover-More Group, James worked in executive consulting with EY. He is based in Sydney, Australia.
Will joined Cover-More in July 2019 and is responsible for travel insurance distribution partners and operations in New Zealand and Malaysia.
Will has 20 years’ experience in the travel industry, 14 of which have been in travel insurance.
Before joining Cover-More, he was Chief Sales Officer at Allianz Partners in New Zealand, where he worked for 10 years. Originally from the UK, Will is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Benefits
We support our people and our teams to bring out their best – whatever that looks like. We’re warm, genuine people and we build relationships to match. We also like to thank our people for what they put in. We do that in different ways, depending on where you work and what you need.
Flexible working options
Time for volunteering and giving back
Health and wellbeing programs
Insurance discounts
Online employee retail discount portal
Employee assistance program
Join Us
Your next career move
It takes people from all our teams, all over the world, to keep Cover-More Group improving, growing and offering the trusted insurance and assistance for which we’re known. We’re always looking for bright, creative minds to join our teams.
