Hamilton Insurance Broker Frank Risk Management takes out National Honours
24th November 2016
At the recent 5th Annual Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance Awards held at the Sky City Convention Centre, Hamilton based Insurance Brokers Frank Risk Management took out the prize for New Zealand Small to Medium Broking Company of the Year.
Frank’s unique business model and innovative thinking were singled out by the judges, who also commented that “Founded in 2008, with no clients and a vision to disrupt the traditional approach to insurance Frank Risk Management
has since expanded to over 2,000 clients serviced by 13 highly skilled staff...” The judges also acknowledged the company’s “...complete transparency with clients of all sizes and the innovative manner in which it demonstrates value to those
clients.”.
Frank Risk Management was started in Hamilton in 2008 by Andrew Newman and Rene Swindley, who initially ran the business
out of a small garage. They both left the comfort of good paying jobs at a corporate broker, and set about disrupting
the market. It’s ‘fee for service’ approach to insurance broking and risk management immediately put it off side with
the established corporate multi-nationals that dominate the provision of SME insurance in New Zealand.
The company name, Frank Risk Management, reflects the way they operate on a full disclosure basis without hidden
commissions and their belief that business owners have the right to know what they are paying for. Frank Risk Management
encourages all insurance buyers to ‘ask their broker for a complete breakdown of costs’. Good brokers should have no
problem with this and the buyer can then decide if the remuneration equates to good value for the services given.
Mr Swindley said that the award was an affirmation of the Frank Risk Management philosophy of bespoke insurance
placement and claims service, risk management support and disaster recovery planning that is built into their overall
service.
ENDS