{"id":2071,"date":"2020-10-17T14:31:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T02:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/?page_id=2071"},"modified":"2024-09-17T21:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:53:03","slug":"andrewes-risk-management-ltd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kiwibusinessheroes.co.nz\/awards\/andrewes-risk-management-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrewes Risk Management Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Established<\/b>: 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Location<\/b>:\u00a0N\/A<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Name: <\/strong>Richard Andrewes<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/b>managerisk.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Business mission and vision<\/b>:<\/div>\n
Risk Protection no matter the risk<\/div>\n<\/div>
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\u201cFire and General Insurance Broking and Risk Management\u201d<\/span>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>What sets you apart from your competitors?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Personal Service, Follow through, and a wealth of experience for Client satisfaction<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please provide details of any business awards you have won.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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NZ Insurance Broker of the year for 2000<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe why you decided to go into business for yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Was not satisfied working for someone else I wanted to branch out on my own<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe some of the challenges you needed to overcome to get your business off the ground.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Building Business Portfolio up from nil, IT setup, Brochures, Cards, Web Site tools, Advertising, appointing an Accountant and becoming a Registered Financial Adviser and organise PI Insurance and Claims settling Ombudsman representation<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please tell us about an example where you managed to overcome a significant challenge that stood in the way of your business success.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Restraint of trade from past Employer for 2 years made it very difficult but I survived on new business and built up a portfolio until I was able to capture some of my old Clients<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please explain how perseverance or overcoming adversity has been necessary for you to make a success of your business.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Being honest and working hard to provide the very best of service<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What business success have you achieved to date? <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Starting to accumulate a good parcel of Clients both new and existing from my original contacts<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What are you most proud of in relation to your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Service, Service, Service, the Customer must come first.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>How many people does your business employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Just myself<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What contractors do you regularly use in your business?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Insurance Companies, Claims Assessors, call upon service providers where necessary<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What training opportunities have you provided to the people you employ?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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I use my knowledge and experience accumulated over 40 years and run seminars for new entrants in the Business<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What positive reviews and testimonials do you have from happy customers?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Lots of Client satisfaction in service standards met and offers of referrals<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Apart from the potential financial benefits, what other benefits do you get from being a business owner?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Working for yourself as never experienced before although challenging, very satisfying, and the business that flows from that.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Please describe any community involvement or sponsorship your business is involved with.<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
On Social and Events Committee Club Vista Paraparaumu and BNI Gold Coast member with sponsorship arising out of that.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>What other ways do you - as a business - give back to the community?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
Business referral to others within BNI Chapter where I don’t provide services to meet their needs. Support a number of local businesses.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I treat others in the same way as I treat myself and provide exceptional service in the Industry that I know well for total Client satisfaction.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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