Built to endure.
Shaped by strength.
ready for what lies ahead.
Four specialist businesses.
One shared ambition.
Independent expertise.
Collective strength.
Our story began in 2019 with The Barn Underwriting Agency, which soon evolved into Market Lane Insurance Agencies. Starting in Sydney, we grew into a national business with offices across Australia, before expanding into New Zealand. Along the way, MLX Risk Partners, The Lane Reinsurance Agency and ML Claims & Advisory joined the group.
Today, these four businesses come together as Hawkshaw Specialty Group. Each operates independently, with its own leadership and specialist focus, supported by Hawkshaw’s established team, extensive knowledge and industry relationships.
“Our mission is simple. To create world-class, uniquely diversified insurance businesses that push the envelope, adds genuine value for our broking partners and mutual clients, and consistently delivers superior results for those that back our business day in and day out.”
— David Porteous, Group CEO
Behind the name
Hawkshaw takes its name from Hawkshaw Castle in the Scottish Borders, the ancestral home of the Porteous family. The name stands for strength, protection & endurance. These values have guided us from the very beginning, and they guide us now.
Like Scotland’s mountains, our story is shaped by the distance we’ve travelled, the milestones we’ve reached & our determination to keep climbing.
Hawkshaw is where we’ve come from, and where we’re going next.
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