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John Connor

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Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Ansvar Insurance Australia
📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

John Connor is an experienced actuary and fintech entrepreneur, currently serving as the Chief Risk Officer at Ansvar Insurance. He co-founded ExtrasJar to disrupt the health insurance market. His career includes senior risk management and actuarial roles at AIG, ANZ, Westpac, and PwC, and he is a Non-Executive Director at Geelong Bank.

While at Genworth, he won the Chairmans Compass award, the companys highest honor, which included a trip to Ireland to meet other global winners.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Insurance Disruption
Co-founded ExtrasJar, a fintech company designed to provide an innovative, savings-focused alternative to traditional extras health and pet insurance in Australia.
Enterprise Risk
A Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary who has held Chief Risk Officer roles at major insurers like Ansvar and AIG, and chairs the Risk Committee for Geelong Bank.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Ansvar Insurance Australia
3-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
AIG
12-2021
Non-Executive Director & Risk Chair
Geelong Bank
8-2019
Co-Founder and Chair
ExtrasJar
3-2017 - 2-2023
Chief Actuary
Picnic Labs
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Education
2-2026 - 3-2026
Company Directors Course (GAICD)
Australian Institute of Company Directors
2016 - 2020
Graduate Diploma
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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