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About Chris
Chris Whitelaw is the General Manager of Health Insurance at Money.com.au and our media spokesperson for all things related to private health insurance in Australia. With more than 20 years of experience leading operations across various sales teams, he leads a team of health insurance consultants who are your go-to experts for all your private health cover needs.Background and experience
Chris works closely with health funds, industry bodies and other stakeholders to ensure Money.com.au can offer the widest range of choice and the highest levels of service to those who compare health insurance with us.
With a strong background in business development, Chris has built and led high-performing teams focused on delivering exceptional, client-centred service. He’s a firm believer in transformational leadership and upholding strict regulatory standards within the comparison industry.
Before joining Money.com.au, Chris served as Director of Operations at Lifeworks APAC, overseeing a multi-faceted business that included four call centres across the region, managing a total of 110 staff. Earlier in his career, he worked at Salmat as both Call Centre & Operations Manager and Team Leader at Dun and Bradstreet.
Chris Whitelaw’s areas of expertise include:
Qualifications
- Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Institute of Business (ongoing)
A word from Chris
“At Money.com.au, our team speaks with health insurance customers every day. We’re noticing that more Australians feel they’re paying too much and aren’t clear on what they’re getting in return. Our goal is to understand each person’s needs and recommend products and insurance funds in a simple, straightforward way. We aim to remove the confusion from private health cover and genuinely deliver value and savings to our customers.”Chris in the news
As Money.com.au’s media spokesperson and General Manager of Health Insurance, Chris Whitelaw is a trusted voice on Australia’s private health insurance landscape. He regularly provides expert analysis and commentary across major outlets, including Sky News, Yahoo Finance and Insurance Business.
Here are some of his media features:
- 9 News: Biggest average health insurance premium hike since 2017 to 'push many households to the edge'
- Insurance Business: Most insured Australians favour changes to private hospital funding
- Yahoo Finance: Health insurance premium price hike for 15 million Aussies revealed: 'Caught in crossfire'
- Insurance Business: July cutoff looms for Australians without hospital cover
- Healthcare Channel: Aussies face $1.37B shortfall as insurance benefits plunge