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Brisbane brokers pack into expo The Underwriting Agencies Council and National Insurance Brokers Association hosted one of their most successful Brisbane expos last month. More than 300 brokers poured into the Pullman Hotel exhibition space to talk business with specialists from 63 underwriting agencies. Most stayed for lunch to hear the inspirational story of former Royal Australian Navy clearance diver Paul de Gelder, who lost a leg and a hand following a shark attack in Sydney Harbour in 2009. Mr de Gelder shared his message of “improvise, adapt and overcome�, saying that during rehabilitation he had made the choice to embrace the support offered and look to the future, rather than succumb to negativity. He has since written a book and campaigns for shark conservation.
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