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From 200 job rejections to Insurance Business Magazine's Rising Stars of 2025...
Tom Lima will be the first to tell you he fell into insurance. After enduring the “kick in the teeth” of roughly 200 job applications and interviews, a cousin who worked in the industry suggested he apply for a support role ...SPOTLIGHT ON
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Lawyer Kish Proctor discovered that solving complex problems for clients didn...
When Kish Proctor started his career as a litigation lawyer, handling commercial and criminal cases, he enjoyed the intellectual challenge of solving complex problems for clients – problems that often didn't have easy answers....SPOTLIGHT ON
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At 22, with five grand in his pocket and zero clients, Ethan Gerrard co-found...
Ethan Gerrard dropped out after doing first year health science, which is usually the start of a medical career. He realised "absolutely not, this is not for me." Needing a job, his insurance broker father pointed to a vacancy...SPOTLIGHT ON
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From processing clerk to leading AI implementation, Rhiannon Wharepapa's eigh...
Rhiannon Wharepapa never planned a career in insurance. After finishing school, she took a gap year job to save money for university. But a steady income proved more appealing than a student loan, and when she mentioned to a friend that...Feature
Following weather-related states of emergency in five North Island districts, New Zealand’s network of professional insurance brokers is on standby to help those affected navigate claims that may result. The Insurance Brokers...
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By David Leach, CEO of JAVLN, which provides cloud-based policy and document ...
Think of AI as a trade tool. While builders are great with hammers, they keep up to date with the latest power tools. Similarly, brokers now need to be great with AI tools. At JAVLN, AI is encouraged. Our team uses AI tools daily....Feature
By Tim Williams, partner at Chapman Tripp. Tim specialises in the financial s...
Generative AI chatbots may be breaching financial adviser licensing and regulatory requirements of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA), according to Chapman Tripp partner Tim Williams. Williams raised the concern in the recent...Feature
A sell-off of brokerage stocks resulted recently from a high-profile artificial intelligence announcement from OpenAI. But the market reaction says less about near-term revenue risk and more about longer-term questions around who...
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Japan’s approach to earthquake insurance pricing, claims assessment, and dispute resolution is under examination by New Zealand legal and insurance specialists as they reassess how the local system is likely to perform after a...
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Pulse Insure has been appointed exclusive general insurance provider for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) members in practice in New Zealand, against a backdrop of evolving regulatory priorities and changing...
