Profile
Many New Zealander's put insurance in the too hard basket, life is busy and often people do not know where to go to get sound advice. One of the things I love about what I do is helping people make decisions that are right for them, their families and their business.
I started my career in insurance in 1998 as a tied adviser with what was then called Guardian Assurance. I realised fairly quickly the importance of impartial advice ensuring the right product is placed rather than being tied to one insurer – and became an associate with a brokerage called Apex Advice Group.
After four years of what I call my apprenticeship I then started my own firm Synergy Financial Solutions. In 2006 I merged my practice with Insurance People and have been managing and growing the team since then.
My team and I are passionate about insurance and giving advice that makes a real difference. Often the time that this is most evident is at claim in fact, I consider my greatest achievement to be getting a $180,000 claim that a new client had been battling with for 18 months paid within two days, simply by bringing the parties together in a room. That is the difference a quality adviser who places a high value on relationships makes, and that is what you will find with myself and my team at Insurance People.