CHU Underwriting Agencies (CHU) is Australia’s first strata underwriting agency, with a commitment to leading the way in the industry and a focus on artificial intelligence and technology, diversity and inclusion and environmental sustainability. CHU specialises in arranging comprehensive insurance products for strata schemes, including residential strata apartments, units, villas and townhouses, commercial strata, and community title properties.
CHU is part of the Steadfast Group, a top 200 ASX-listed company with $13bn in total billings. Steadfast is the largest general insurance broker network and group of underwriting agencies in Australasia. CHU’s policies are underwritten by QBE Insurance, one of the world's top 20 insurance companies.
CHU is one of Australia's largest and highly awarded strata insurance underwriting agencies. As a market leader, the company protects over 100,000 strata properties across Australia, with over half trillion dollars in insured value. It has received multiple awards, including the ANZIIF Excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance Change Award in 2024, ANZIIF Underwriting Agency of the Year Award in 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023; Insurance Business Claims Team of the year in 2024 and Underwriting Agency of the Year in 2022; and the 2019 ANZIIF Award for Excellence in Workplace Diversity and Inclusion.