About us

Trusted Insurance Expertise Built Over 40 Years

Insurance Advisernet

95,000

Clients

$850m

In Gross Written Premium

190,000

Over Policies
Who we are

Why you should choose
HMD Insurance Brokers.

Insure a better way

We offer the strength and stability of any national insurance broker, with a fresh, modern approach and commitment to innovation. We will take the time to understand you and your business to become a natural extension of your team. Our personalised approach will provide strategic market insight and tailored advice to deliver innovative, fit for purpose insurance and risk management solutions.

Experience. Excellence.

Unsurpassed insurance knowledge, a highly experienced team and a commitment to innovation. Our Expert Insurance Broker help our clients to navigate the complexities of the insurance landscape and provide expertise that extends beyond insurance. We deliver risk and insurance insights on how industry trends, legislative change, and the current political landscape can impact your organisation.

Proactive & professional service

Our team is focused on providing proactive client centric service and advice, which has been gained from over 40 years of experience. As a principal-owned risk and insurance adviser, we are committed to providing both long term stability and continuity to our clients and will ensure a Director of HMD will oversee all client related matters.

OUR VALUES

Our Commitment to Excellence & Security

Our purpose is to provide the highest quality service and advice so our clients can continue to operate with the lowest possible impact following an insurable event.

Trust

Trust is the cornerstone on which our business is built. It means we do what we say we will do. Use our expertise to put your needs first and foremost. We will always be transparent about the advice we provide and why we provide it.

Retirement age varies widely from person to person. The big question is whether you’ve got enough saved up to support the lifestyle you’re aiming for, especially since retirement could stretch on for 30 years or longer. Your income during those years will likely come from a mix of sources: retirement accounts and savings, a pension if you have one, brokerage accounts, Social Security payments, annuity income if you’ve set that up, and any other investments you’ve built over time.

We base our investment approach on evidence and decades of market history, not guesswork about the future. Research shows market timing doesn’t work. Instead, we focus on what you can control: risk, asset allocation, costs, and taxes. Emotional decisions often hurt long-term returns, so we aim to avoid those pitfalls.

Diversification lowers risk—not just by holding many assets, but by mixing company sizes, sectors, and balancing stocks and bonds. Risk can’t be erased, but it can be managed.

We keep expenses low with cost-effective mutual funds and ETFs, since high fees can erode even a well-diversified portfolio’s gains.

Taxes matter too. While unavoidable, they can be minimized with a smart, tax-aware strategy.

Absolutely, you’ll have your own personal advisor. At Execor, we’re all about building a strong, one-on-one connection between you and your advisor. We know everyone’s financial path is different, so we pair every client with a dedicated advisor who’s focused on getting to know you and helping you reach your unique financial goals.

Our Values

Trust

Trust is the cornerstone on which our business is built. It means we do what we say we will do. Use our expertise to put your needs first and foremost. We will always be transparent about the advice we provide and why we provide it.

Innovation

Our fresh, modern approach and commitment to innovation is unlike any other. What has been achieved in the past is a launching pad to the future. We invest our time in looking up and out – constantly moving forward and bringing the insurance industry along for the ride.

Creating Value

We take our work personally and will always only offer solutions to enhance our clients’ outcome. We are creative thinkers and problem solvers, determined to deliver perpetual value to our clients.

Excellence

We strive to be exceptional in everything we do by doing things right and making a difference to our clients. We take the time to understand every detail and pivot as needed to deliver meaningful risk insights and client centric solutions.

Testimonials

Client Experiences That Speak for Themselves

Our purpose is to provide the highest quality service and advice so our clients can continue to operate with the lowest possible impact following an insurable event.

Rebbeka Hof
Owner & Founding Director
our team

Choosing The Right
Insurance Brokers Team

HMD is a fast growing privately held Australian company. We are driven by our unique culture and are led by a strong executive team of experienced insurance and risk advisors. As a principal-owned business, we are committed to building long-term partnerships and delivering perpetual value to our clients.

GLEN HANNAH

OWNER & FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Glenn, Owner and Founding Director of HMD, has over 20 years of insurance and risk management experience gained at international broking firms in Australia and New Zealand.

David McDonald

OWNER & FOUNDING DIRECTOR

David is an Owner and Founding Director of HMD with over 17 years’ experience in the management of both national and multinational corporate clients. 

Awards

Platinum Pratice

HMD is recognised as a IA Platinum Practice

Anziff

2018 – 2013 Authorised Representative Network of the Year

Insurance Business

2022 Authorised Representative Network

Insurance Advisernet Foundation

About the Insurance Advisernet Foundation

The Insurance Advisernet Foundation was established as part of our ongoing commitment to our people, our clients and the wider communities in which we work and serve. Each year, the Foundation supports local Australian and New Zealand organisations that work to help change the lives of individuals, families and communities for the better.

Over the past 10 years, the Insurance Advisernet Foundation is proud to have contributed over $2.5 million to more than 30 different charities. We now aim to donate over $400,000 each year through a variety of community fundraising initiatives. By working closely with our staff, advisers and insurance underwriting partners, our collective goal is to leave an important social legacy for generations to come.

Over 98% of our funds are distributed to charities which means less than 2% of our costs are running expenses!