Time to don the flak jacket and update your risk cover before matters get worse, or are things really that bad? Kevin Kevany looks at the importance of business risk management.
Many of us think it is simple to set up your own company. You have an idea; you research it, apply it and then go for gold. Cecilia’s story, however, is a
little different....
If you’ve been fantasising about working for yourself, it might be time to make that dream a reality. Warning: The following advice could set you free...
Most small to medium enterprises are highly dependent on their owners
for survival. Cecilia Farrow has timely advice on how to protect your
business from human capital risk.
Turning dreams into a reality can be risky business
Risk Management: That thing we don’t like to think about – What happens to your life, your business, your dreams if your partner or a key person becomes seriously ill
or dies?…
In one of the financial advisory industry’s most challenging years, our 2007 financialalert Person of the Year stands out as an outstanding adviser, and a businesswoman of rare vision – and the courage to turn her vision into a reality in which others can share…
Tightening labour markets, fluctuations in oil prices and exchange rates, natural disasters and technology revolutions changing the way we share data, continually combine to ensure an unpredictable business environment.
Is it financial advice? Or financial sales? Does it make a difference if “advisers” are incentivised by commission to steer clients to particular financial products? Should paying fees for advice be the norm?
Excessive commissions, free holidays and biased deals are plaguing financial advice in New Zealand, a Sunday Star Times investigation has found. Rob Stock reports…
After launching in February of this year, risk management franchise operation Triplejump has attracted another two franchisees this month, bringing the total number to eight.
Cecilia Farrow has her eyes firmly set on world domination, and there’s some pretty heavy money backing her to do it. Farrow is the founder of Triplejump, an insurance advisory business based on Auckland’s North Shore …
New Zealand-wide mortgage brokers, Mortgage Link have raised the calibre of services to their clients by forming strategic alliances with specialist risk insurers Triplejump and commercial funding specialist Strata Funding.
New way forward for risk management and life insurance
Earlier this year, Cecilia Farrow launched Triplejump, a nationwide franchise operation for risk advisers. She outlines what prompted her to take this step.
Succession Planning. Plan B: Prepare for the worst
Succession planning isn’t just about having a plan for exiting your business in an orderly fashion; it’s also about having a back up plan if the unexpected occurs…
At the end of 2006 a new insurance advisory network sprang into being with a plan to solve some of the perennial issues facing risk advisers. David Chaplin of Good Returns reports on its progress…
