More than 170 brokers and lawyers gathered at penthouse Luminare in Melbourne for insurer Dual Australia’s Melbourne charity event.

About $87,000 was raised for north Melbourne charity Eat Up Australia – which Dual says is the firm’s largest attendance and highest fundraising result for Melbourne to date. 

A raffle and auction helped raise funds for the non-profit organisation which provides lunches to children in need. 

Sponsors for the event included AEI Insurance Broking Group, Atmos Australia and New Zealand, Barry Nilsson, BizCover, Community Broker Network, Envest, Insurance Advisernet Australia, McLardy McShane Insurance Advisors, MGA Insurance Group, Moray & Agnew, EBM Insurance & Risk, Scott Winton, and United Insurance Group. 

Dual was established in 1998 by David Howden, founder and CEO of international insurance group Howden, and functions as the firm’s specialist international underwriting division and managing general agent arm.  

It has since grown into one of the world's largest international underwriting agencies, operating across 21 countries, including Australia where it set up in Sydney in 2004. 

Dual Australia provides specialty insurance to SMEs, mid-market and corporate clients.