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“I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
Adam Rakowski has had a successful career across corporate and commercial banking, as well as co-founding an award-winning mortgage broking business. After joining Macquarie Bank as a graduate in 2001, he progressed to a variety of senior sales roles, leaving Macquarie as a division director in 2016. During his 15-year span at Macquarie, his client retention rate was unrivalled, and he was consistently recognised as the banking division’s top salesperson.
After leaving Macquarie Bank, Rakowski co-founded a mortgage broking business that was awarded the title of “Commercial Broker of the Year” in only its second year of operation. For the better part of 20 years, he has been involved in assisting clients with residential and commercial property loans as well as equipment and business funding of all types. His strength lies in his customer focus and market-leading industry relationships. He is experienced in dealing with everything from a home loan to the most complex corporate loan structures involving multiple entities.
Rakowski holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney (Finance and Marketing) and is a member of the MFAA.
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“To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need”
Ken Dixon,
Dixon Insurance Services
2001–2011
2011–2016
2016
2016–2019
2019–present
Graduate at Macquarie Bank through to senior manager
2001-
2011
Associate director at Macquarie Bank, where he was state head of industry lending and consistently #1 salesperson in settled loans
2011–
2016
Division director at Macquarie Bank and #1 salesperson in settled loans
2016
Co-founder and director at Constantia Finance Partners (Vow Commercial Broker of the Year)
2016–
2019
Principal and founder at Ortus Financial
Rakowski was recognised as one of MPA’s Top 100 Brokers in 2021 and 2022
Ortus was a finalist for New Brokerage of the Year at the Australian Mortgage Awards in 2020 and 2021
2019–
present
Assistant Vice President and Senior Broker at MJ Hall & Company since 2018
Present
Milestones
Aug 2022
Milestones
Sept 2021
Feb 2022
Apr 2022
Jul 2022
Aug
2022
Suncorp Bank introduces Solar Home Bonus offer for customers who are choosing renewable energy for their homes
Sept 2021
Month-on-month market share growth commences
Feb 2022
Suncorp Bank wins the Canstar award for most outstanding value in investment loans
Apr 2022
Suncorp Bank wins Money Magazine’s Bank of the Year and Business Bank of the Year awards for the fifth year in a row
Jul 2022
Suncorp Bank’s turnaround times are the lowest they have ever been. The lender becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral bank for both its operation and transaction services
Aug 2022
Milestones
How does he distinguish himself among fellow brokers?
“I believe all brokers are working very hard in a difficult market,” he says. “However, I have demonstrated continued growth, advocacy and performance on my client’s behalf, which is now recognised [for 10 consecutive years] in the Elite Broker awards.”
In 1990, Dixon got started with FAI, working in claims and as a team leader. From the late 1990s up until 2003, he worked at FAI and Suncorp in underwriting and as an area manager at VACC, CGU (South East Queensland). From 2003 to 2012, he got into broking and eventually started Dixon Insurance in 2013. Since then, he’s accumulated numerous acccolades, including Elite Broker, Diversity and Equity, and Fast Broker awards.
During the pandemic, Dixon challenged insurers over the Quarantine Act application to insurance wordings. His argument was that the Quarantine Act does not apply as an exclusion, as the Biosecurity Act was invoked by the Morrison Government, and this was not a subsequent amendment to the Quarantine Act. The test case in the Appeals court was won for Dixon’s client with a unanimous five-judge verdict.
He remains focused on transport, manufacturing, motor trade, engineering and large farm clients.
What are his plans for the future?
On a business level, “more of the same. I will continue to empower and encourage my staff to perform at their best as I have done for the last decade. I will continue to advocate for my clients, embracing new technology and being open to business and industry changes.”
On a personal level, Dixon invests significant time, effort and funds, along with his GT3, to support many charities through his passion for motorsport. From participating in and sponsoring the Thunderbolt Run (which provides tens of thousands of dollars in support for Beyond Blue and Prostate Cancer), to organising and running the Track Knights for Amira charity night where 28 Exotic Supercars raised funds through passenger laps in wet conditions, Dixon states “this is our time to give back to the community and those in need. My friendships and association with those seeking to do the same, allows us to contribute to those less fortunate and raise funds and awareness”.
He adds: “To be able to give back to the community is rewarding and fulfilling. I am honoured to be in a position where I can raise funds for those less fortunate and in need.”