4Sight Risk Partners was built on a singular truth – that no two clients’ business are the same, yet all should feel confident in managing their business with knowledge and certainty around risk.
Discovering they shared the same client-centric focus and dedication to nurturing long-term partnerships Gareth and Grant merged their businesses in 2023 to launch 4Sight Risk Partners.
Our clients are offered a strategic advantage from their qualified risk profiles and quantified risk appetite. They leverage our 75 years global risk, insurance, and business experience, navigating uncertainties and opportunities with confidence. We provide customised, practical and realistic solutions through our ‘IQ-ARTA’ framework and access all market-leading insurances and underwriting agencies, including Lloyd’s of London.
Our collective strength, choice, and value of 4Sight Risk Partners, including the award winning Insurance Advisernet’s network, constitutes our greatest asset. We give our clients confidence and greater clarity around risk and insurance, despite its complexity. We provide trusted advice and advocate for our clients as their valued business partner.
4Sight Risk Partners is a proud founding Corporate Authorised Representative (No. 1250843) of Insurance Advisernet Australia Pty Ltd (IA) – Australian Financial Services Number 240549. IA is a principal member of the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) and a member of the publicly listed Austbrokers Group, managing billions in gross written premium and providing access to a wide range of specialist products and services. Our clients benefit from accessing IA’s industry leading-data, technology platforms, group leverage in the marketplace, and educational services.
We are proud to share our 4Sight Risk Partners icon stands for ‘strength in form’. It symbolises industry building blocks, forward thinking, navigating paths around obstructions, the strength of data to guide directions, and nature’s greatest form of strength – the triangle. At 4Sight Risk Partners our strongest form, our triangle, is working in partnership with our clients, our partners, and our experienced team.
Our Values
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We advocate for our clients through all challenges
Sight
We look to create value for our client’s business and our community
Risk
We draw on our global experience and knowledge to provide realistic and practical solutions
Partners
We protect our partners trust and enjoy our valued relationships
Meet Our Team
Gareth Jones
Managing Director
0499 988 980 (+61 499 988 980 if calling outside of Australia)
Adviser Representative No: 1251287
Gareth is a client-centric business risk and insurance advisor, with over 35 years’ experience in senior leadership across both private practice and international brokers. Gareth has worked with major international clients through to small and medium enterprises as well as affinity businesses.
Gareth is also an experienced business owner. He has built businesses from start-up through to managing medium and large organisations. It is the combination of Gareth’s international risk and insurance experience as well as lived business success that enables him to provide practical and realistic business protection, leadership support and confidence to his clients, their business, and their growth journey.
Gareth is proud to be known for his ability to bring clarity to the complex as well as customised risk and insurance solutions. His client’s trust his advice, many for over a decade, as he continuously helps navigate their industry, business, and opportunities.
Gareth has technical expertise in technology and fintech, mining (open cut, underground: both hard rock and soft rock), Energy (hydro, windfarms & solar), media (studio & broadcast), construction, aged care, medical, health services, institutional property, transport & logistics, professional and financial services, commercial services, not for profits, hospitality, online businesses, management of major claims (including complex business interruption & cyber claims), captive management, reinsurance solutions, due diligence, expert witness consulting and transactional business insurance.
Gareth specialises is business growth, mergers and acquisitions, identify business improvement (given his financial, compliance and corporate governance depth of experience), safety and production risk mitigation, as well as developing qualified business risk profiles and quantified business risk appetites.
Grant Lewthwaite
Client Principal
0416 204 492 (+61 416 204 492 if calling outside of Australia)
Adviser Representative No: 1251581
Grant is a client-centric business risk and insurance advisor, with over 40 years’ international experience in the Australian, Lloyds and Southern African insurance markets. Grant has held various global executive roles in both Corporate and Private practice, as well as owning his own successful international insurance business for many years.
Grant is a technical specialist of major Corporate Insurance , Professional Indemnity, as well as Directors and Officers insurance. His unique combination of highly technical risk, as well as International and Australian risk, insurance and business experience provides his clients detailed business protection and confidence. Many of his clients have been with him for over a decade as he works in partnership with them to navigate unique and complex international and local business environments.
Grant is also an expert in professional risk for Heavy Engineering Construction, major infrastructure projects involving private and public partnerships, as well as broad commercial construction. He has extensive experience in International Cargo, Trade and Political Risks, International Trade Credit, Aviation, Corporate Property and Casualty Risk, alternative risk finance and alternative risk transfer.
Grant’s unique multi-disciplinary experience enables him to provide his clients, and their businesses, customised risk management, asset protection and insurance solutions.
Richard Ossington
Client Principal
0416 634 554 (+61 416 634 554 if calling outside of Australia)
Adviser Representative No: 1309350
Richard is a client-centric business risk and insurance advisor with over 14 years of experience across national and international companies in the industry. He is known for his deep commitment to clients and his solution-focused approach. His dedication to understanding each client’s unique needs ensures that he delivers the best possible outcomes, whether it involves securing comprehensive coverage or navigating complex claims.
Richard prides himself on his exceptional relationship and communication skills, which have earned him the trust and satisfaction of all he works with. These foundational skills were honed during his early years in the claims area of the industry, where he learned the importance of advocating for clients and ensuring fair and prompt resolutions. This background has given Richard a profound understanding of the complexities of risk and the intricacies of insurance policies, making him an invaluable resource for his clients and a trusted partner by insurers.
With extensive experience in various industries, Richard specialises in negotiating competitive insurance programs for medium to large businesses.
Richard’s wealth of experience and expertise adds a fresh perspective to our team, enhancing our collective ability to serve our clients. His proactive approach to servicing clients’ needs ensures that our clients receive comprehensive support and guidance, allowing them to focus on their core business operations with confidence. Whether dealing with routine insurance needs or complex risk scenarios, Richard is committed to providing exceptional service and solutions that drive client success and build lasting relationships.
Samantha Hollier-James
Marketing & Operations Director
0403 279 747 (+61 403 279 747 if calling outside of Australia)
Sam is a seasoned marketing and operations expert with a proven track record of driving profitable growth. She has leveraged strategic marketing initiatives to enhance 4Sight Risk Partners’ visibility and presence in the marketplace. As an integral part of the strategic positioning and development of the core values at 4Sight Risk Partners, Sam ensures consistency in messaging, which is key to building strong, lasting connections with clients, prospects, and insurers.
4Sight Risk Partners has benefited from Sam’s experience in successfully leading numerous brands and businesses. She has not only captured attention but also fostered deep brand loyalty, complementing efficient operational management.
Sam complements the technical advisor’s team with her entrepreneurial zeal and her ability to deliver impactful results through a combination of innovative thinking, practical execution, and client information services. She ensures that every strategy is tailored to meet the unique needs of the business. Her people-focused approach fosters a collaborative environment where teams feel empowered and motivated to achieve exceptional outcomes.