DIRECTORS URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION WITH FINANCIALLY TROUBLED FIRMS

(Originally published in TransportTalk) The Supreme Courtā€™s decision has far-reaching implications for corporate governance and financial management in New Zealand./blockquote> In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has ruled against the former directors of Mainzeal Property and Construction Limited, holding them accountable for trading while insolvent and ordering them to pay substantial…

TransportTalk July 2023

Weather and Inflation Batter Insurance Market

(Originally published in TransportTalk) We all know that the weather in Aotearoa can be unpredictable. Claims analysis by our largest insurer IAG New Zealand, which owns State Insurance, AMI Insurance and NZI Insurance, shows there were 10 significant weather events between September 2022 and March 2023. The 10 events combined saw 41,596 claims lodged with…

Oā€™Connor Warren marks 10 years helping transport industry

Specialist transport and trucking insurance brokerage Oā€™Connor Warren is celebrating 10 years of business. The award-winning Tauranga-based firm has gone from strength to strength since its establishment in January 2013, becoming one of the fastest growing locally owned brokerage houses in the country. Founding directors Eamon and Anna Oā€™Connor have helped steer the business which…

10 years and counting

Oā€™Connor Warren Insurance Brokers recently hosted guests at our new Willow Street, Tauranga offices as we celebrated 10 years in business. Our award-winning business has grown since its inception to a team of 12 and is now one of New Zealandā€™s largest locally owned broking operations. Photos by Rachael Stanway

BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS ‘Tauranga insurance firm scores win at national awards’

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 The team at Taurangaā€™s Oā€™Connor Warren Insurance brokers won the Small-Medium Broking Company of the Year award and was runner up in the Young Insurance Professionals Employer of the Year category at the recent New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. Director Eamon Oā€™Connor said was the firm was co-founded with his wife Anna Oā€™Connor…