About Insurance Market New Zealand

Based in Albany on Auckland’s North Shore, Insurance Market New Zealand provides insurance cover for New Zealanders nationwide, and can help you with all types of insurance:

  • Personal: home, contents, car, motorcycle, marine, offshore marine insurance, travel.
  • Life: life insurance, trauma, income protection, mortgage protection, complete disablement, medical.
  • Business: material damage, commercial car, liability, professional indemnity, key person.

As well as working with individuals, Insurance Market New Zealand also has the capacity and experience to work on group schemes for businesses of any size. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss your insurance needs.

Meet the Team

Robert Huggins Robert Huggins, Director

Robert is the Company Principal and Director with 11 years of experience in the insurance industry, gained in New Zealand and the UK.
Prior to establishing Insurance Market New Zealand, Rob was an underwriter at Vero and Allianz where he learned a great deal about the idiosyncrasies of insurance in New Zealand.
Having worked in Broking and in Underwriting, Robert brings that knowledge and experience to his role within Insurance Market. With this wealth of expertise you can be assured that Rob will arrange the right cover for you, your family and your business.
A high level of energy and drive comes naturally to Robert; as a result, his level of service and compassion for people from all walks of life are his key strengths. He understands the need and desire to protect and grow what we love the most.
Robert arrived from the UK in 2003 and is committed to making New Zealand his home – probably endorsed by having married a Hamilton girl in 2006.  They have recently had a new addition to the family, Sophia Rose, and she is certainly changing life around the home these days!
Robert has always been a keen sportsman having played football himself for many years.  These days he passes his leisure time away on the golf course.  He enjoys Rugby league and has certainly become a keen supporter of The Warriors!

Katie English

Katie English, Risk Adviser

Katie has recently joined the Insurance Market NZ Team as an Adviser after returning from an extended trip in Europe over the winter months.

She has previously owned her own business specialising in training and consultancy in the Telephone Customer Service sector and is passionate about people and in providing the right solution.

Katie settled in New Zealand in 1993 and has never looked back – having successful careers in legal publishing, business ownership, the real estate industry and now returning to the insurance world. She brings her high sense of customer focus to Insurance Market and will work to ensure the highest standards of integrity and customer value are paramount in all that she does.

Since moving to New Zealand, Katie has become an avid supporter of the All Blacks, Silver Ferns and Team New Zealand – she knew little about rugby or sailing before finding herself amongst a nation of sports enthusiasts. A steep learning curve!

She loves to walk on the beach in the early mornings, try out new restaurants, is a big movie fan and, at times, a bargain shop-aholic!

Katie will be able to help you with all of your insurance needs – whether that is mortgage or income protection, medical insurance or life cover or even Key Person cover for your business. Her first priority will be to complete a thorough needs analysis to ensure that you have the right cover for your particular circumstances. In fact, call at any time, and Katie will be only too happy to meet with you in person and to discuss your individual requirements.

Romilly Ashkettle Romilly Ashkettle, Practice Manager

Romilly is likely to be your first point of contact with Insurance Market NZ: she's our friendly practice manager waiting to help you every step of the way.

With a wealth of office management and administration roles under her belt, Romilly is efficient and organised, and happily deals with the insurance companies on your behalf. She thrives on helping you, our client, and is passionate about insurance and its ability to support people at difficult times in their lives.

When not at work Romilly spends time with her husband, Keith and their one year old son Ethan and their 2 dogs. Having emigrated here in 2004 she enjoys days out fishing and BBQ's with her family.

Over the last couple of months the team at Insurance Market New Zealand has increased. Here are details of our new team members:

Tracey Botica - Risk Adviser

Tracey joined Insurance Market in January of 2010. Tracey is a mother of 3, who spent a short time out of the industry following her introduction in 2008 via another brokerage. Tracey's main focus will be Personal and Business Risk Protection, as well as referring fire and general oppurtunities to the specilaists within the company.

Matt Thomson - Risk Adviser

Matt joined Insurance Market in 2010, and is specialising in the Small Business market - he helps small business owners structure their ACC correctly, so they can reduce their costs and gain certainty at claim time.

Click on the photo below to see an example of how he can help you save on your ACC.

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6 reasons why you should use Insurance Market New Zealand...

  1. Reviews. We’ll review all your current insurances and make recommendations on what’s working well for you, and what needs changing. These insurance reviews are a free service to benefit you. Contact us now to arrange your insurance review.
  2. Honesty. If your existing insurance cover is spot-on for your needs, we’ll tell you. We don’t believe in changing things for the sake of it, and can work within your budget. You shouldn’t be paying any more for insurance than you need to!
  3. Professionalism. We’ll always have the best interests of you and your family at heart when we make insurance recommendations.
  4. Approachable. While Insurance Market New Zealand is always professional, we’re also friendly and approachable. We’ll explain any insurance jargon so that you’re completely comfortable with the recommendations made to you.
  5. Personal service. Being a smaller company, you’ll receive a service from us that’s more personal than what you may receive from the larger brokers.
  6. Passionate. Insurance Market New Zealand are completely passionate about insurance: it’s simply what we do. Knowing that you and your families are protected against unforeseen events gives us peace of mind, as well as our clients.

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Why use an insurance broker?

It saves you time and money. A broker can quickly give you pricing for insurance cover, saving you time and a lot of leg work. Best of all, because we have relationships with all the leading insurers, you’ll also get the best available rates and premiums.

You’ll get the right cover. Buying insurance can be a daunting task: there’s often a lot of jargon and small print to circumnavigate, and all too often people purchase cover which doesn’t fully meet their needs. But a broker will know the pros and cons of all the policies available, and will ensure that you end up with the cover that’s right for you.

Free service. The service provided to you is free of charge: brokers are paid a fee by the insurance companies. The rate is the same across all insurers, so the choice of company is unbiased and based solely on your needs.


Professional memberships
Insurance Market New Zealand is a member of:
  1. The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, also known as The Institute (ANZIIF).
  2. Professional Advisors Association (PAA).
  3. BNI – read more about this here.
ANZIIF PAA BNI
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