Catherine Osborne
Chief Claims Officer, Marsh Pacific
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Australia
As Chief Claims Officer, Catherine Osborne oversees the claims function and strategy for the Marsh Pacific region, leading teams to create the best claims experience and efficiencies for Marsh’s clients and business. She is also a member of the Marsh Pacific Executive Committee, and works closely with Marsh’s legal team.
Catherine’s deep experience as a lawyer and company director has been pivotal in guiding Marsh’s clients through large complex claims, ensuring they always receive the best advice and advocacy from negotiations to settlement.
Prior to joining Marsh in 2022, Catherine was a partner in a leading Australian law firm for 20 years, where she represented some of Australia’s leading finance and insurance industry clients in areas such as professional indemnity, directors and officers litigation, cyber risk, privacy, liability and construction claims, class actions and commercial litigation. She was also involved in some of the largest and most sensitive cases involving ASIC, APRA, the ATO and the ACCC, and has had significant experience with Royal Commissions, including HIH, AWB, James Hardie, Institutional Abuse and Financial Services.
Catherine has also held various directorships over the past 20 years across the arts, sports, education and financial services sectors, including nine years as Non-Executive Director of Zurich Australian Superannuation Pty Limited.
Catherine lives and works in Sydney, Gadigal land.