Our Commitment to You
We appreciate you have many options when it comes to insuring your business. Accordingly we never take your loyalty for granted and commit to do everything in our power to earn, maintain and build your trust.
Conduct an analysis of your risk/needs and recommend the most appropriate covers to protect your assets and liabilities.
Recommend the appropriate insurer to match the risk.
Only recommend secure and stable insurers.
Provide alternatives on your risk retention through various excess options and access to premium funding options to allow you to pay your premiums via installments.
Provide prompt and timely servicing of your general insurance needs to ensure you are adequately informed of issues that may affect your business.
Our Commitment to You
We appreciate you have many options when it comes to insuring your business. Accordingly we never take your loyalty for granted and commit to do everything in our power to earn, maintain and build your trust.
As your appointed insurance broker we commit to:
Conduct an analysis of your risk/needs and recommend the most appropriate covers to protect your assets and liabilities.
Recommend the appropriate insurer to match the risk.
Only recommend secure and stable insurers.
Provide alternatives on your risk retention through various excess options and access to premium funding options to allow you to pay your premiums via installments.
Provide prompt and timely servicing of your general insurance needs to ensure you are adequately informed of issues that may affect your business.
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Products & Services
Business Insurance
Business Insurance will cover your business to get back to the same position it was prior to the unthinkable happening. Cover your assets, business interruption and Liability requirements within a tailored package.
Professional Indemnity
Cover errors & omissions resultant from your professional advice and services. Professional Indemnity cover will provide protection from compensation orders and legal defence costs.
Commercial Property
Commercial property owners have many things to consider when insuring commercial building portfolios. Talk to us about how to leverage your buying power and keeping up to date with market leading wordings and excess options.
Motor Insurance / Commercial /
Heavy Motor Insurance
With ever increasing motor vehicle accidents & repair costs we can manage your commercial motor portfolio to keep you rolling should your fleet ever be sidelined.
Cyber
Insurance
Business Insurance Limited prides itself on being a fresh innovative company providing specialist advice for business cyber and technology risks. In this new technical age, everyone is increasingly aware of the threat to business from computer virus and cyber pirates. These online threats are insurable including cyber ransoms, damage control should client’s personal information be stolen and costs to restore lost content or income.
Home & Contents
Insurance
Treat your personal assets with as much care as your business. Talk to us about house, contents, batch, boat, & rental property cover.
Business Interruption
Insurance
New Zealand’s Insurance industry has learnt some valuable lessons about business interruption cover following the earthquakes. Talk to us about protecting your lost rentals, profit, wages and ongoing costs following a loss.
Marine & Hull
Insurance
Our capabilities in the Marine sector range from activities on land such as house moving or Carriers Liability through to Marine Cargo, Hull, pleasure craft & ship repairers liability
Personal Life and
Health Insurance
People often overlook insurance of non-tangible items including their most important asset, themselves. Talk to us about a review of your individual, family or business Group Scheme.
Trades and Contract
Works
Business Insurance Limited provides trade specific cover for all trades from a man in a van to a nationwide company, from tools and Public Liability cover to meeting the requirements of the LBP act. In addition, we provide Contract Works covers for new builds, renovations or repairs for commercial, residential or Civil projects.
Directors & Officers /
Management Liability Insurance
In an ever increasing litigious world you don’t have to do anything wrong for someone to take action against you. Cover your personal assets, employment disputes, employee theft and additional defence costs within a comprehensive Management liability Package
Technology
Insurance
As technology advances particular insurers have developed new policies to match. Tech based companies can now buy a policy that encompasses their professional Indemnity & public liability specific to their work.
Intellectual Property
Insurance
Protect your registered Intellectual Property. Insurance is now available to pursue others that may infringe on your property or defence costs should a third party take action against you.
Personal and Corporate Travel
Insurance
Don’t let an unexpected hiccup ruin your dream holiday or get in the way of you doing business. Talk to us about our single or annual travel insurance programmes.
Trade Credit
Insurance
Non-payment of trade debt can cripple a business through no fault of its own. Make sure you protect your business by insuring your outstanding invoices.
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About Us
100% locally owned and operated, Business Insurance Ltd (BIL) is a commercial and personal insurance brokerage based in Christchurch offering a full service for clients nationwide. From review and renewal to insurer placement and claims management. Our emphasis is on traditional service trusted relationships, and new age innovative thinking.
As business owners themselves, they understand where the risk and value is in a business. They appreciate the daily commitment required to run a business and the importance of being able to rely on trusted professionals for the services outside of your primary business operations. Working closely with you, their focus is to ease the ‘labour of insurance’, allowing you to focus on what you do best – running your business successfully.
Meet the Team
Reilly Price
Director – Fire & General Insurance
03 339 7065
027 563 7899
FSP: 555766
Reilly’s career as an insurance broker was established with a multinational company in Christchurch during the Christchurch Earthquakes. Following this he progressed to the spiritual home of insurance, London where he worked as a commercial broker within the U.K market over a period of 2 years. With an eventual return to New Zealand imminent in 2017 the decision was made to establish Business Insurance Limited alongside his father back in Christchurch. Reilly provides services across the fire and general insurance board from business and buildings to Liabilities and London placement. Reilly believes clients deserve both technical professional advice and the traditional personal service that is at times hard to find in this new digital age. In his spare time, you will find Reilly exploring the new Christchurch developments with his wife Brydie or catching up with old friends over a not so competitive game of squash or golf.
Warren Price
Director – Life & Health, Employee Benefits, Kiwi Saver & Financial Advice
03 339 7065
027 482 1866
FSP: 21603
Warren is a fully qualified Authorised financial advisor and has now been helping his clients with finance & insurance for over 35 years. His experience and knowledge make dealing with Warren a breeze, Warren will first get to know you, and then look for a practical solution to fit your needs and budget. Warren works with the leading life insurance and Kiwisaver companies in New Zealand and also deals with a number of commercial lending partners who can help out when the bank can’t. These days Warren also offers his wealth of business knowledge in advisory and mentor roles having owned a number of his own successful business and developments. During his spare time, you will find Warren looking for his next development challenge or adding to his impressive whisky collection.
Nick Tremewan
Senior Broker – Fire & General Insurance
03 260 1921
022 426 3395
FSP: 103612
Nick has over 15 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, with the past 10 years working as a specialist Commercial Fire & General Insurance Broker. From property to liability risks and everything in between Nick brings his extensive insurance, risk advisory skills and knowledge to BIL. Nick and his family are Christchurch born and bred. They enjoy being active in their spare time and love getting outdoors in the weekends. Nick and his family are also involved in Surf Life Saving and are active members of the Sumner Surf Life Saving Club.
Carolynne Price
Accounts & HR Manager
03 339 7065
Carolynne manages the accounts and finances of BIL along with HR. Her many years’ experience working with financial service businesses has given her great skills in accounting, banking and computer software systems along with an excellent understating of what a financially strong businesses books should look like. One of Carolyne’s most valuable assets to the business is her problem solving skills, being able to mediate and look at business from a different perspective. Carolynne is married to Warren and together they have 5 grown up children. In her spare time, you will find her tending to the garden or walking their chocolate Doberman Molly.
Mikaela Watts
Office Manager and Broker Support
03 339 7065
This year Mikaela will have been involved with the insurance industry for 25 years. Mikaela has worked for some of the country’s leading fire and general insurance companies and Insurance brokerages. With over 12 years broking experience Mikaela’s knowledge combined with her office efficiency gives her the skills to keep the wheels moving in the background and ensure BIL’s processes and paperwork standards are upheld to the highest levels. Mikaela brings a positive spark to the office that seems to rub off on everyone she talks to and no task is ever too hard. Mikaela is married to husband Cliff and has her hands full at home with her two toddlers George & Lilly.
Matt Hay
Broker Support
03 260 0808
Matt has recently joined the BIL team to help manage BIL’s book of business. Matt spends most summer weekends playing cricket for both club and province and has recently been selected in the Canterbury senior team.
Claims
At Business Insurance Limited we believe the true test of the relationship with your Insurance Broker is when you need to make claim. We know it can be a stressful and unsettling time, so we’re committed to providing you with fast, efficient and personalised claims services.
Claims Process
Making a claim can be a daunting task, especially as it typically occurs at an already difficult time. With this in mind we see it as one of the most important times in our relationship with you. We’ll do everything we can to make the process and smooth and easy as possible.
This includes
Providing you with your Insurer’s Claim Form
Arranging for a Loss Assessor to be appointed if necessary
Guiding you carefully through to completion of Claim Form
Submitting your Claim Form to the Insurer on your behalf
Providing ongoing advice to ensure a fair and reasonable settlement.
Lodging a claim
.
Step 1. Contact us so we can discuss what’s happened and carefully review the event/s against your insurance cover.
Step 2. We’ll send you the relevant claim form/s and outline any other documentation your Insurer is likely to require.
Step 3. Fill out your claim form in as much detail as you can. (Remember, if you have any questions we’re always here to help!)
Step 4. Post or email your completed claim back to us so we can check everything and then forward it to the Insurer on your behalf.
Please phone Business Insurance Limited office,
03 339 7065 to lodge your claim or
Local Understanding. National Strength
Business Insurance Limited is proud to be a Member Broker of Insurance Advisernet, a network of more than 200 advisers across New Zealand and Australia. Insurance Advisernet is a principal member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand Inc. and the largest member of the publicly listed AUB Group – one of the leading general broking groups in Australasia with over 450,000 clients. This relationship gives us access to unrivalled financial strength, business efficiencies and buying power that spans every major insurer in New Zealand and Australia, even access to major overseas insurers when required.
Strength Under The Insurance Advisernet Banner
Business Insurance Limited is a Member Broker of Insurance Advisernet New Zealand Ltd. Founded in 1996, Insurance Advisernet operates in both New Zealand and Australia, delivering strength that allows Business Insurance Limited the benefit of maintaining its local presence whilst also being part of a national group for the products and services needed by our customers in today’s increasingly complex business world.
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P.O Box 9144, Tower Junction, Christchurch 8149
Level 1, 32 Clarence Street South, Addington, Christchurch
03 339 7065
027 5637899
