Tauranga based insurance specialists, John Warren Insurances Ltd has rebranded to become OāConnor Warren Insurance Brokers.
Eamon OāConnor, former manager of Auckland based Jardine Lloyd Thompsonās transport division joins OāConnor Warren, returning to his hometown after 17 years.
OāConnor was raised and educated in Tauranga and joins the newly rebranded business as managing director with key responsibility to drive business strategy around the fast growing transport sector.
Having successfully managed JLTās New Zealand transport insurance facility for ten years, OāConnor has a respected track record across New Zealand transport risk management, with incisive knowledge across the industryās insurance, risk and myriad legislation issues.
OāConnor is a former board member of the New Zealand Trucking Association, and OāConnor Warrenās John Warren says āEamonās significant transport expertise and affiliation will complement our businessās strong knowledge base and long-standing relationships.
āHis skill set around the complexities of risk management, combined with his strong relationships throughout the transport sector adds terrific value to what we doā.
OāConnor has also worked in London and Dublin with global broker Marsh.
OāConnor explains āAt OāConnor Warren Insurance Brokers, we have identified a number of industry segments commensurate with our strategy and planning. These core competencies include the businessās traditional strength areas, namely our domestic home, contents, car and general business packages, which remain a cornerstone but will now be augmented by a compelling transport and business propositionā.
āAround transportā, says OāConnor, āwe have in place an efficient, fast claims service to ensure clients are up and running quickly. Our round-the-clock crash scene assistance (through strategic partners āTruck-Proā) provides crash scene clean-up and management which can be extended through to the assessment processā.
Written by Chris Merlini for Dieseltalk