What you get

Martin handles it. You focus on clients.

Every Martin AR operates under ISH’s AFSL. That means the regulatory burden, ASIC registration, compliance frameworks, PI insurance, audit preparation, is Martin’s problem, not yours.

Beyond compliance, we handle the back-office that most brokers underestimate until they’re drowning in it. Insurer settlements, premium reconciliation, premium funding administration — the unglamorous behind-the-scenes work that eats time you should be spending on clients.

None of this is outsourced. It is done by the Martin team, directly.

Martin handles	So you can focus on
AFSL licensing and ASIC registration	Building your brand and reputation
AR agreement and compliance framework	Serving your clients, not the regulator
PI insurance	Placing cover with confidence
Regulatory submissions and audit preparation	Growing your book
Insurer settlements, premium reconciliation, premium funding	Keeping your clients

Steadfast membership, what it means for your clients.

ISH is a Steadfast member. That is not a logo badge, it translates directly into pricing, placement, and access that brokers operating outside the network simply cannot match.

The difference shows up on renewals, in hard markets, and whenever a client has a risk that doesn’t fit a standard product. Those are the moments where being inside Steadfast matters most.

160+

Insurers on the Steadfast panel

$10B+

GWP placed annually through Steadfast

ASX

Listed, Steadfast Group Limited

AU · NZ

Markets where Steadfast is present

Better pricing on standard lines Steadfast’s buying power means your clients get better terms than a self-licensed broker placing the same risk independently. That shows up in your renewal conversations.

Exclusive facilities and specialty markets Certain Steadfast facilities are not available outside the network. For specialty risks, management liability, professional indemnity, cyber, marine, access matters as much as price.

Hard market credibility When insurers tighten capacity, broker relationships and network standing determine who gets access first. Steadfast membership means you are not negotiating from the outside.

Specialty lines through Agile Martin sits within Agile Group, a Lloyd’s coverholder. That adds a layer of specialty and emerging market access beyond the standard Steadfast panel: aviation, drone, parametric, and niche professional lines.

A small network is not a limitation.

Martin is deliberately selective. That means the brokers you share a network with are operating at a similar level, which makes the community genuinely useful, not just a list of names.

Private Slack community

A working channel, not a newsletter.

Martin ARs have direct access to a private Slack community, a live channel with other brokers in the network and the Martin team. Ask a market question, share intelligence on a class, flag a compliance grey area, or get a second opinion on a complex risk.

It is not a forum. It is not moderated by a committee. It is a direct line.

Martin network, private channel

The value of a selective network

Scale destroys the signal. Martin doesn’t scale indiscriminately.

Large AR networks have hundreds of ARs. The community becomes noise, competing interests, varying quality, no real reason to collaborate. A network of thirty specialist brokers sharing market intelligence is worth more than a database of four hundred.

Martin’s Fit Score exists partly for this reason: the people you share a network with should be worth sharing it with. As the network grows, the community will, events, shared professional development, introductions between complementary specialists. For now, the channel is open and the team is there.

Available. Not just at onboarding.

Most networks have a strong onboarding story and a weak operational one. The pitch is good. The reality is a ticketing system and an account manager who manages sixty other ARs at the same time.

Martin’s support model is not that. The same people who onboard you are the people you deal with once you are operational. No handoffs to a generic support desk. No ticket numbers. A direct conversation with someone who knows your book, your clients, and the compliance question you are actually asking.

That is not a promise that scales infinitely, and it is not meant to. It is the reason Martin stays selective.

Direct access, no queue

Call or message the Martin team directly. Compliance queries, market questions, placement support, handled by a person, not a process.

Compliance guidance that is practical

When a regulatory question comes up in the field, you need an answer you can act on, not a template and a caveat. Martin’s compliance support is built around how brokers actually work.

Operational continuity

Renewals, audits, ASIC obligations, CPD deadlines, Martin tracks these so they don’t land on you as a surprise. The infrastructure is always running. You do not have to think about it.

Quiet when you don’t need it

Martin does not push newsletters, mandatory check-ins, or platform noise. Support is available when you need it. When you don’t, Martin stays in the background, exactly where it belongs.

Everything that comes with a Martin arrangement.