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Chris Black first set foot in the insurance industry at the age of 17 and has gone on to build a successful career as the Branch Director for RMA General Marlborough. Born and bred in Marlborough, Chris adIf you arenot looking for assishe understands Glenda Simpson and Nikki mits it was the career path he ployed had planned tance with insurance matters first-hand to follow but after an opportunity to train asthe a importance of Page is; “We have specialists and want someone who will having adequate cover. across all the different types junior broker arose , he put his name forward. be for the an long-haul, “I love helping people. It of insurance and between us, “I there was working after school job at New Jamie and Norton from RMA doesn’t what your have all basis covered.” World the owners at the time knew matter the Financial is your man. situation is, we can sit down Over the coming months manager at Aon Insurance Brokers. He was “It’s important people reand review your cover reJamie will be releasing a selooking for a junior broker and was keen for alise thattodealing quirements step by step and ries of videos on his business someone put theirwith nameme forward. is“There not about or twoandput a planfor in place. Facebook and Instagram I didjust myone training worked meetings to set up a policy, “I’m not tied to any parpages, the intention is to over four years before getting a shoulder tap it’s about a long-term comticular provider and have no educate as many people as to manage a smaller office for ACM Ahlers. mitment anda bit navigating the point quotas fill, so I can give possible on the different “That was of a changing fortome, ups-and-downs of life.” my structure clients the flexibility they types of covers and simplify moving away from a US corporate Jamie specialises in life need to says. get a good outcome,” insurance. to a New Zealand owned business,” he and health insurance for he says. “I see my role as helping In 2012 that company sold to Crombie personal, business group It’s that so flexibility and a people understand their risks Lockwood which and meant more changes, clients.New He Zealand-owned can also assist and desire to help people which and put plans in place to when operated with KiwiSaver and ACC have motivated him to step cover themselves from the company RMA General expressed interest matters. out on his own. unexpected, because let’s in having Chris join the team, he saw it as 31-year-old was feels the benefit of face it, life happens.” anThe opportunity to be hisborn own bossJamie and build raisedlocally-owned, in Marlborough dealing with him and the statement is aand quality broking operation particular needs,”Ahedisclosure says. and, with a young family of rest of the team at RMA available on request andhas free in the region. After 12 years in the industry Chris a his own and being self-emFinancial Chris Black, of charge. “I had the option to bring the brand to loyal following of clients who appreciate his Marlborough and essentially be my own boss. ‘open approach’ to insurance. This is home and I love it here, which was a “The high level of service, my knowledge of big part of my decision,” he says. product and relaxed approach has helped me Chris specialises in everything from ‘one to develop that loyal clientele over the years. man band tradies through to large commer“I have an open approach to insurance, it’s cial business insurance’, using his in-depth my job to advise clients of the risk they have knowledge of risks and the insurance market in their business. to find and arrange suitable insurance policies “I simply discuss what the risks are and and cover for his clients. what the price is going to be should they wish “My core is business insurance but also ex- to transfer that risk via insurance – insurance panding into Key Person, Income Protection, isn’t the only answer when it comes to risk Life and Health. Having the right insurance management and I always want my clients at claim time is what matters most, so it’s to believe in what they are buying without my role to provide easy-to-understand risk pressuring them into a sale. I gain a lot of management advice relevant to each clients credibility in that respect,” he says.
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