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Be Sure Of Your Insurance

While insuring your business is fundamental to its security and success, finding the most appropriate, cost effective policies can be a minefield of complexity and confusion.

That’s why you should seek the assistance of an industry expert with many years of experience in providing commercial insurance products to New Zealand businesses.

Austinsure is a highly regarded insurance broker and risk manager with a long list of existing business covering a broad range of commercial and industrial sectors. What’s more, it is seen as a specialist in areas like Professional Indemnity for firms such as lawyers, valuers and the aviation sector.

These clients view Austinsure as a strategic business partner delivering expert management of identified business risks.

If you would like this sort of experience behind you through the ups and downs, give Austinsure a call now, and be sure of your insurance.

About Us

Austinsure sees itself as a strategic business partner helping clients achieve commercial success. A critical success factor is, of course, the appropriate management of identified business risks.

The company’s approach is to identify and quantify risk, evaluate existing products, create tailored solutions and explore relevant non-insurance measures to deliver the best possible outcome for each individual client. In practice this may comprise a mix of specialised insurance products supported by practical measures designed to minimise costs while maximising coverage.

Founded by industry expert Neil Austin, Austinsure caters for all business insurance requirements including professional indemnity, aviation and a broad range of industrial and commercial operations.

Furthermore, Austinsure has a range of specialist local and overseas underwriting markets at its disposal and has even introduced exclusive Lloyds facilities to the New Zealand market for Solicitors and valuers professional indemnity insurance.

Underpinned by a strong service ethic and a solid understanding of its clients’ business sectors, Austinsure has great experience in creating innovative insurance solutions.

Corporate History and Compliance

In 2004, Neil Austin founded Austin Beresford Limited which was 100% owned by Neil Austin. In 2009, Neil merged with a smaller broker to create Austin Stone Ltd. On March 3, 2011, Neil Austin purchased the shares of minority shareholders in Austin Stone, becoming the sole owner in the process, and rebranded the company as Austinsure Ltd.

Austinsure is a member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ).

Austinsure is a shareholder of the Allied Insurance Group Limited.

Austinsure is registered as a Financial Service Provider (registration number FSP39804) in compliance with the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008.

What We Offer

Custom-built cover

 From refined ‘off-the-shelf’ policies to purpose scripted cover; Austinsure delivers what best meets your needs with an offer that’s comprehensive and extremely competitive.

Exclusive policies

 Austinsure has developed exclusive policy wordings (e.g. in professional negligence) that are not available elsewhere.

Local Insurers

 Austinsure is connected with most major local insurers. From Ace to Zurich Insurance.

Overseas insurers

 Unlike many other local brokers, Austinsure has access to most major offshore underwriters including Lloyd’s of London.

Ease of doing business

 Austinsure develops a service plan that aligns with your internal processes and systems. For annual premiums monthly payment plans with extremely competitive finance rates are available.

Proactive & approachable

 You will hear from Austinsure at agreed intervals, not just when your insurance is due.

Expert & Timely advice

 Austinsure has a wealth of information and is happy to advise you in risk/insurance matters; whether you want advice on your contractor’s insurance cover or review contract indemnity clauses. Expert advice is only a phone call away.

Global reach

 While Austinsure is predominantly active within Australasia, its global network ensures that it is well placed to look after your international interests.

Claims management

 Austinsure has an excellent track record in managing claims. The company prides itself in producing outstanding results in a timely manner.

Risk consultation and advisory services

 Austinsure engages leading independent consultants as required in areas such as Health & Safety programmes; ACC audits; review of “Insurance & Indemnity” clauses in contracts; site surveys; risk profiling; hazard identification and risk assessment; emergency response/contingency planning/crisis management; product recall planning.

Insurer Relationships & Financial Security

Austinsure only enters business relationships with insurers and/or underwriting agencies that offer a claims paying ability rating of “A-“ or above. We will only place business with lower rated agencies if instructed to do so by our clients.

Some of the insurers and underwriting agencies Austinsure currently has relationships with are:

  • Ace Insurance
  • Allianz Insurance
  • American Home Insurance Company (Chartis)
  • Associated Marine Insurers Agents
  • Classic Cover Insurance
  • Comprehensive Travel Insurance
  • International Underwriting Agencies
  • Lloyds of London Insurance Underwriting Syndicates
  • Lumley Insurance
  • Mariners Underwriters
  • M & G Underwriting Agency
  • New India Assurance Company
  • NZI Insurance
  • Star Underwriting Agents
  • Vero Insurance
  • QBE Insurance
  • Zurich Insurance

Austinsure also has access to tailored agreements and insurance covers via the Allied Insurance Group Limited which due the the combined buying power of the group provide wider cover and competitive pricing.

Assessment of Financial Security

Austinsure relies on the security ratings provided by recognised specialist security rating agencies Standard and Poors, Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best.

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