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The making of a national firm: Moray & Agnew
Insurance firm Moray & Agnew has rapidly broadened its national reach in the last decade, thanks to a number of key mergers and appointments. In February this year the firm made its most…
Insurance firm Moray & Agnew has rapidly broadened its national reach in the last decade, thanks to a number of key mergers and appointments. In February this year the firm made its most recent move, snapping up a new team from Sparke Helmore to help open its new Perth office.
While the firm's initial interstate expansion was relatively recent, with the opening of its Brisbane office in February 2000, the firm's history dates back to 1948 in Sydney. The firm was originally known as Sydney H Moray & Co, until in 1968 its former chairman Brian Agnew purchased the firm leading to its present name of Moray & Agnew.
Since then, the firm has expanded to Canberra in 2003, which involved the recruitment of a team from Hunt & Hunt's Canberra office in 2006 and the 2007 addition of Abbott Tout's insurance division following its merger with HWL.
In 2004, the firm formed a presence in Melbourne through its merger with Connery & Partner as well as the addition of 13 lawyers from Herbert Geer and Rundle's insurance practice in 2006 - almost doubling the size of its Melbourne office.
Finally, the firm made its way into Newcastle in 2006, taking staff from Hunt & Hunt's Newcastle office and adding to the team in 2007 with another 11 lawyers following its merger with Dutton Lawyers.
According to the firm, there are no immediate plans to change the size of the firm for the next three to five years. However, the firm plans to keep its national focus and expand its newly established Perth office.
Total staff: 349
Offices: Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth
Click on the covers to explore the story of how each of these now national firms expanded across the continent:
