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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...
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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...SPOTLIGHT ON
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The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand has unveiled an ambitious th...
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) has released its business plan for 2026–2028, signalling a decisive shift in how the organisation positions itself within a rapidly evolving insurance landscape. Reflecting...Humans of NZI
Ian Taylor shares how NZI is shaping the next phase of motor leadership in Ne...
After four decades working inside New Zealand’s transport insurance landscape, Ian Taylor sees 2026 not as a new chapter, but as a defining moment. In his refreshed role as National Manager Motor, Taylor is focused on one thing:...Feature
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...
