About Us

Mission Statement

Our mission is to empower insurance brokers through collaboration, consultation and flexibility – whatever stage their business is in. With comprehensive support, innovative tools, and access to a broad range of insurance products, our suite of services is designed to ensure our partners experience business growth and deliver exceptional service to their clients.

Our Values

Integrity: Upholding honesty and transparency in all dealings, ensuring clients receive clear and truthful information.
Professionalism: Upholding high standards and ethical practices in all aspects.
Lifelong Learning: Embrace education as a continuous journey of growth and development.
Client-Centricity: Prioritising clients' needs and interests, tailoring solutions to meet their unique circumstances.

A network created by insurance brokers for insurance brokers. We know the challenges you deal with because we've been through them too.

We are not like traditional AR networks that leave you to work problems out on your own. We are a network that will provide support and advice whenever you need it.

When creating Better Broker , our value proposition was driven by one question: "What business advice and support services would have made our journey to becoming a successful brokerage easier?"

"Being a great insurance broker doesn't mean you will be a successful business owner. There a lot of ceilings you will hit on your business journey and the right advice coupled with the right support is the key to breaking through them."

Meet The Team

Gurnaik Tiyur

Director

Chris Varkoly

Head of Partnerships and Development

Ryan Passagne

Director

Stevie Warner

Ioana Mann

Ryan Passagne

Ryan began his career working in finance and investments for large Australian banks, before pivoting to successfully running an insurance brokerage. He has fostered this brokerage’s success and continual growth for the last 16 years.

His career has seen him wear many hats, and his passions and strengths lie in project management, business planning and marketing. Success is rarely an accident, and Ryan believes his years in the industry have given him the insight needed to replicate it. He’s excited to share his wisdom with others and can’t wait to help the next generation of insurance professionals reach their full potential.

Always down for a gig or a new restaurant opening, Ryan loves live music and food. When he’s not socialising, he can be found spending time with his kids and wife and experimenting with recipes at home.
Ryan has a bachelor’s degree in Business, a Diploma of Insurance Broking and has completed post-graduate studies in Finance and Investments.

Gurnaik Tiyur

Gurnaik has run a successful insurance broking business for the last 16 years. Along with his more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and his 30 years of general business experience, this makes him an expert in business longevity and strength. He’s been through it, learned from it, and is ready to pass on his strategies for success.

The entrepreneurial spirit visited Gurnaik early and he strives to foster and share it by helping others fulfil their potential. He believes it is of paramount importance to zoom out for the bigger picture. His view is that business should be fun and that you should enjoy achieving your goals.

Always the Dapper Dan, Gurnaik has a fervour for fashion, and outside of work you’re likely to find him working out or socialising with friends and family over the latest craft beer.

Gurnaik has a bachelor’s degree in Business, a Diploma of Insurance Broking and has completed post-graduate studies in Financial Planning.