Raine & Horne has rebranded its financial services arm and appointed a new general manager  to expand its mortgage broking, insurance and superannuation businesses. The firm is actively recruiting mortgage brokers and plans to develop home and contents and landlord insurance offerings, as well as income protection cover, mortgage protection, business insurance products and even car insurance. 

"We are rebadging our financial services business to Our Broker to reflect the inclusive, personalised service that Raine & Horne has been famous for since 1883," said Angus Raine, the firm's Executive Chairman. "We are talking to a number of service providers for insurance, superannuation and lending, so it’s a completely fresh start for the business."

The firm has hired banker Dawn Inanli, who immigrated to Australia in 2001 and has enjoyed a very successful financial services career with a number of mortgage broking aggregators, Bankwest and as a senior executive with Meriton’s investment and finance division. Her title will be General Manager of Financial Services at Raine & Horne. "Dawn has enjoyed a very successful career, first in sales and marketing in the UK, before a stint with the United Nations in The Hague, Holland," said Raine. "While in Holland, she moved into franchising with financial services firm, Hypotheek Visie."

Inanli won a number of awards at Bankwest, the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia and an Australian Mortgage Award. She also has extensive regulatory and change management experience from her time at Bankwest.

"Sitting in a bank finalising a mortgage application is never pleasurable and using a broker gives borrowers wider access to lenders and different opportunities," said Inanli. "We will look after our clients by matching them with the most suitable home loan. My skill set is mortgage broking, so I understand what the bank needs and what the borrower wants. On the flipside, a closely aligned mortgage broker with a healthy client database can be a great source of new appraisals and listings for agents."

Our Broker will continue to offer residential and commercial property loans and business loans from a lending panel in excess of 30 lenders.