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Our promise to youTHE ROTHBURY CLIENT SERVICES GUIDE

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01 Ourpromisetoyou

02 WhychooseRothbury?

06 Asummaryofourservices

10 Claims

11 Monitoringourperformance

12 Strengthwhenyouneedit

14 Takingcareofyourneeds

16 Makingpaymentseasy

17 Howwegetpaid

20 Yourobligations

21 Ifyou’reunhappy

22 Needtoknow

Contents

Front cover:Wayne Amer,SeniorCommercialBroker,Auckland;Peter McAuliffe,Leader–BusinessDevelopmentandSales/SeniorCommercialBroker,Ashburton;Lisa Williamson,Leader–BusinessDevelopmentandSales/SeniorCommercialBroker,Northland.

Rothbury Insurance Brokers has been in business for over 60 years. Like many of our business clients we’re a majority New Zealand-owned company that was started by enterprising Kiwis in 1950.

Today,NewZealandisadifferentplacetowhenwefirststarted.TheCanterburyearthquakeshavebeentherealgame-changerofrecentyears,transformingthewaythatinsuranceoperatesandhowweareabletoaccessappropriateinsurancecoverforourclientsinNewZealand.

Asaconsequence,thewaywerespondtoyourbusinessandpersonalprotectionneedscontinuestoevolveandmature.Whileourcorebusinessisstillaboutcreatingthebestinsurancesolutionsforyou,ourmotivationandpassionlieinbeingadvocatesforourdiverserangeofclients.Inotherwords,peoplelikeyou.

Weaimtobeyourunconditionaladvocate.Weputyoufirst.Ourclientsarethereasonwearehereandourteam–spreadthroughoutthecountry–putsitscollectiveenergiesintoensuringthatyou,asaclient,getexactlywhatyouneedtoprotectthethingsthatyoumostvalue.

Thisbookisaboutourpromisetoyou.Itoutlineswhatwecandoforyoutoprotectthethingsthatyouvaluewhethertheyarepartofyourbusinessorathome.

Our promise to you ROGER ABEL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ROTHBURY INSURANCE BROKERS

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Why choose Rothbury?When someone says to you

“insurance” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? It’s probably something like

“It’s a hassle” or “I pay hefty premiums but when I claim it’s always difficult”.

Weaimtochangethatview.Rothburybrokersarespecialistsandwillworkwithyoutounderstandyourneeds.Onceweagreeonthebestcoverpossiblewe’llcontinuetoworkwithyouasyourpersonalinsurancebrokingresource.

We’llupdateyourcoverasyourbusinessorpersonalassetsgrowandchange.Ifyouhaveaclaimwewillmanageitforyoufromstarttoend.Ourspecialistclaimsteamadvocateonyourbehalfandkeepintouchwithyoueverystepoftheway.

Youwon’thavetodealwiththeinsurerandifanassessorisappointedwe’llhelpyouwiththattoo.

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“I’vebeenaRothburyclientforovertenyearsand–formostofthattime–GregGreenwoodhaslooked after my insurance for me. Havingallourinsuranceunder one umbrella andhavingthatreassurancethatIcanpickupthephoneatanytimetogetafair, diligent, honest and professional answerjusttakestheworryoutofthepicturereally.IneverthoughtthatI’dbestandingheretalkingaboutearthquakes,buttheChristchurchearthquakeshavehadahugeimpactonbothmypersonalandbusinesslife.Personally,wehadbeenbuildingahome,aprojectthathadlastedoverthreeyears.Thehousewasdestroyedbytheearthquakestendaysbeforewewerescheduledtomovein.Wedidn’tknowwhattodo,butbeingabletotalktoonepersoninitiallyandgetsome problems sorted, andothersinthepipeline,certainlytook the pressure off. Gregwentwell beyond the call of dutytolookafterus.Icannotthankhimenough.”

GREG GREENWOODNATIONALOPERATIONSMANAGER

Roger TownshendOWNER STADIUM CARS

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A summary of our services We offer comprehensive insurance cover for almost any business insurance need. We’ll work out which solution will be best and have a range of products to protect your business.

Business Insurances

WE OFFER TAILORED INSURANCE COVER FOR MANY SPECIFIC BUSINESSES. PLEASE ASK YOUR BROKER FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT WWW.ROTHBURY.CO.NZ

• Material damage

• Business interruption

• Public liability

• Statutory liability

• Employers liability

• Directors and officers liability

• Professional indemnity

• Commercial vehicle

• Cargo insurance

Personal Insurances

Rothbury can also take care of your personal insurance needs.

Ourdedicateddomesticbrokersprovideourclientswithexpertadviceandinsurancepoliciesthatsuittheirindividualcircumstancesandpreferences.Thepersonalproductsweofferaresuppliedbyleadinginsuranceproviders,meaningwecanfindtherightpolicyforyouandyoursituation.

Theinsuranceproductsweofferare:

• Home • Travel• Contents • Boat• Vehicle • Transit

HEATHER HAENGA DOMESTICBROKER,NORTHSHORE

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Chris and Linda McCullochDIRECTORS / OWNERS FX FREIGHT

TODD MOUNTFORTLEADERBUSINESSDEVELOPMENTANDSALES/COMMERCIALBROKER,ROTORUA

“Weownatransportcompanywehaveseventrucksandthreevansontheroad.HavingToddaspartofourbusinessadvisoryteamhasbeeninvaluable.Hecommunicates with us regularlyandhereallyunderstandstheneedsofourbusiness.It’sreallyimportanttohaveagreatrelationshipwithyourinsurancebroker.Day-to-dayweareconstantlyworking on potential problems and real problems.WithTodd,hehastakenusfrombeinga‘badrisk’tobeingagoodriskwithtrackingofmytrucks,monitoringdrivers,lookingforrestsforthem,especiallybecauseyoucan’thavetireddriversontheroad.WehaveworkedwithToddforseveralyearstogetherontheseprojects,andit’scometofruition.The costs of our insurance have come down,lessaccidents,lesstimeofftheroad.Ijustthinkthatacloserelationshipwithyourbroker is critical.”

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Claims

Wewilltakecareofyourclaimfrombeginningtoend,managingtheentireprocessandworkingasanadvocateonyourbehalf.

Ourclaimsserviceisapivotalpartofourrelationshipswithyou.Theveryreasonyouhaveinsuranceistomanageriskandminimiseloss.

Whenthingsgowrongweknowit’sastressfultime.Oneofourclaimsspecialistswillbededicatedtoyourclaim.They’llbefromyourlocalbranch,someoneyoucantalktowho’sworkinginyourbestinterest.

Youwon’thavetodealwiththeinsurerandifanassessorisappointedwe’llhelpwiththattoo.

TheknowledgeandexpertiseofRothbury’sclaimsspecialists,coupledwiththeinsurerrelationshipswehave,guaranteesabetteroutcomethanyouwouldachieveonyourown.

Aftermorethan60yearsinthisbusinesswe’vetriedandtesteddifferentwaysofmanagingourclaimstomostbenefitourclientsandknowourclaimsserviceisthebestyou’llfind.

ANDREA PETERS NATIONALCLAIMS&DOMESTICMANAGER

When you have a claim you’ll discover we do things differently.

Claims

Monitoring our performanceWe will ask you to complete a survey when you have a claim, and after your renewal.

We’vebeenmonitoringthefeedbackthroughthesesurveysforovereightyears.Weareconstantlyreviewingwhatourclientsaretellingusinordertomakechangesforongoingserviceimprovement.

PAUL MUNTONEXECUTIVEGENERALMANAGER,BROKINGBRANCHES

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Strength when you need itRothburyInsuranceBrokersispartofSteadfastGroup,thelargestinsurancebrokernetworkinAustraliaandNewZealand.

Withover343brokeragesspreadacrossmorethan1,100offices,theSteadfastGroupgeneratedover$6billionininsurancesalesinFY16.ThisscalegivesSteadfasttheabilitytonegotiateandworkwithmajorinsurersonbehalfofSteadfastbrokersandresultsinusbeingabletoprovideyouwithaccesstomultipleinsurancecompanies,abroadrangeofexclusiveproductsandservicescombinedwithourlocal,expertadvice.

AsaclientofaSteadfastnetworkinsurancebroker,yougetthebestofbothworlds–localandpersonalisedservice,withtheinsuranceexpertiseandsupportofalargeorganisation.

A Steadfast Broker is an expert who works with their client to manage their business risks. The client receives the best possible cover and competitive pricing for the business.

CHRIS LEE PROPERTYANDBUSINESSOWNER,INSUREDTHROUGHASTEADFASTBROKER

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Taking care of your needsTHE FOUR STEPS TO BEING PROTECTED

STEP

01DISCOVERY

Forbusinessinsuranceclients,newbusinessandrenewals,weaimtomeetwithyouandassessyourneeds.Forourpersonalinsuranceclientswewillassessyourneedsoverthetelephone.Themoreweknowaboutyourrequirementstheeasieritisforustoprovideyouwiththebestpossibleinsurancecover.

Tellusaboutyourbusinessorpersonalneeds.Tellusaboutwhat’simportanttoyouandwhatyouraspirationsare.We’regoodlistenersandwillhaveplentyofquestionstohelpinthisdiscoveryphase.

STEP

02ASSESS THE OPTIONS

We’llcomebacktoyouwithoptionsonhowbesttoprotectthethingsofvaluetoyou.We’lldiscussthoseoptionstoensurewebothhaveaclearunderstandingontheexactnatureofwhatisproposedandwe’llofferanindependentrecommendationonthebestinsuranceprogramforyoursituation.

Forsomelinesofinsurancebusiness,wehavepre-arrangedfacilitieswithoneinsurancecompany,whosepremiumchargesandpolicycoveragewereviewperiodicallytoensuretheyarecompetitive.

STEP

03IMPLEMENTING THE AGREED OPTION

Whenweagreeonanoptionforyouwe’llarrangetheinsurancecontract(policy)andsupplyyouwithalltherelevantinsurancedocumentation.

Keepthisinasafeplaceasit’syourrecordofthepolicy.

Fortheselinesofbusinesswedonotseekoptionswithseveralunderwriters,butwearewillingtodosoifrequestedto.

Ifyou’renewtoRothburyandchooseusasyourinsurancebrokerwewillaskyoutocompletetheattachedletterofappointment.Ifyouwishtoendtherelationshipyoucancancelthisappointmentatanytime.

STEP

04KEEPING IN TOUCH

Yourinsuranceandprotectionneedsshouldbereviewedatleastannuallyandwe’llkeepintouchwithyouforthisreason.Yourrenewalisoftenagoodtimetoreviewyourinsuranceandmakesureyourprotectionisoptimised.

Changes to your insurance during the year

Weareheretohelpyouinanywayifyourinsuranceneedschangeduringtheyear.Ifyouwishtovaryanycoverpleasecontactusassoonaspossible.

We’llgetstraightontoitandprovidewrittenconfirmationwhentheinsurerhasacceptedthevariationtocover.

Monitoring how we’re doing

Wewillaskyoutocompleteasurveyateachrenewal.Wewanttoknowwhatyouthinkofourserviceandhavebeenmonitoringclientfeedbackthroughsurveysforsometime.We’vemadechangesforthebettertosomeofthe

thingswedo(becauseclientshaveaskedusto)andourteamiscommittedtoimprovingourservicetoyou.

PLEASE NOTE:Attheleastweaimtogiveyou14days’noticeofyourrenewalandunlessyoutellusotherwisewewillautomaticallyrenewyourinsurancetoensureyoucontinuetobecovered.

IfyouwishtocancelyourinsuranceatanytimetheinstructionneedstocomefromapersonwhoisauthorisedtorepresentthepartiesnamedasInsuredintheinsurancecontract.Ifthecontractiscancelledbeforeexpirywedonotrefundourrevenue.YouwillberefundedthepremiumwereceivefromtheInsurerwhichissubjecttoanycancellationoradministrativefeechargedbythem.

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Making payments easyTo make sure your cover is in place, we require payment on or before the policy renewal date. There are three easy ways to pay your insurance account:

Instalment payment optionYoucanchoosetospreadyourinsurancecostsovereasytomanagefortnightly,monthlyorquarterlyinstalments.ThisinvolvescompletingaonepageRothburyPremiumFundingagreement*andadirectdebitform.

Benefitsinclude:• Smootherbusinesscashflow• Nosecurityrequired• Easytosetup• Interestmaybetaxdeductible

forbusinesses.

*Interestandadministrationfeeapply.

Direct Credit – Annual PaymentPayyourinsurancedirectlytoourbankaccount,RothburyInsuranceBrokers03-0252-0833615-29.Pleaseensurethatyouuseyourclientnumber(startswithCL)andpackagenumber(startswithPK)inthereferencefieldswhenmakingpayment.

RothburyInsuranceBrokersisaregisteredpayeeonyourinternetbanking.SelectRothburyfromthebankregistered“Payees”.Thiswillpre-populateourbankaccountnumber.

Credit CardWealsoacceptpaymentbyVisaorMastercard.Aconveniencefeeof1.7%ofthetotalamountwillbeapplied.Aminimumconveniencefeeof$3.00applies.Wedonotreceiveanyincomefromtheconveniencefee.

Pleasenote:youwillneedyourClientReferenceNumber.Itisdisplayedonyourinvoiceandbeginswith‘CL’.

PLEASE NOTE:Ifaninvoiceisunpaidbytheduedateweareobligedtonotifytheinsurerwhomaycancelthecontractandchargeashort-termpremiumforthetimetheyinsuredtherisk.’

Thissectiondetailswhatwewillchargeforourservicesandotherremunerationwemayreceive.ItrelatestopersonalandcommercialinsurancefortheRothburyInsuranceBrokingBusiness.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthispleasecontactyourbroker.

WearepaidbrokeragebytheInsurerswedobusinesswithwhenwearrangeyourinsurance.Asageneralrule,thebrokeragewereceiveisapercentageoftheInsurer’sbaseandearthquakepremium(i.e.premiumexcludingfireserviceslevyifapplicable,GSToranyotherGovernmentcharges,taxes,orlevies).

Wemaychargeyouaservicemargintoenableustodeliverandmaintainahighlevelofservice.

FortheFinancialYearendingMarch 2015,ourbrokerrevenue(brokerageandservicemargin)asa%oftheinvoicevaluetocustomers(allnetofGST)averaged22.3%.Theactualbrokerrevenue(brokerageandservicemargin)chargedonaparticularinvoicewillvaryonaclientbyclient/riskbyriskbasisandcanbesignificantlymoreorsignificantlylessthantheaverage.Pleasecontactyourbrokerifyouwanttoknowwhatbrokerageandservicemarginispayableinrelationtoanyparticularinvoice.

Brokerrevenueisourmainsourceofrevenueandcoversthecostofprovidingservicestoyou,includingadministrationandprocessingcostsrelatedtoservicingandarrangingyourinsurancecovers.

Thisrevenuealsocoversanydistributionfunctionswemayperformfortheinsurersuchasmarketing,annualrenewalmarketingandunderwriting.Brokerrevenueistheincomefromwhichwecoverallnormalbusinessoverheadsincludingstaffcosts,IT,travelandsoon.

OurFinancialServicesexperiencemeansweareofteninapositiontoreferyoutoafinancialplannerorlifeinsuranceadviserforFinancialPlanning,Superannuation,Life,DisabilityorTraumainsuranceorotherfinancialservices.Wemayreceiveremunerationforthisreferral.Thiswillnotresultinanyadditionalcosttoyoufortheservicesprovided.

Wesometimesattractbusinessfromreferrals.Ifapersonhasreferredyoutous,wemaypaythemacommission.Thiswillnotresultinanyadditionalcosttoyou.

SomeoftheInsurerswedobusinesswithgiveusotherbenefitssuchasconferencesponsorship,training,andinvitationstosocialbusinessfunctions.Ouremployeesoradvisersmayfromtimetotimealsoreceivesmallgiftsandgratuities.Thesebenefitsdonotresultinanyadditionalcosttoyoufortheservicesprovided.

WehavepaymentarrangementswithinsurersasprovidedintheInsuranceIntermediariesAct1994.Asaresultweearninvestmentincomefromhandlingpremiumfunds.

How we get paid

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Alexis SiermansDIRECTOR CAREER TEAM

LESLEY MCLARENCOMMERCIALBROKER,NORTHSHORE

“TheRothbury team have supported our business insurance requirementsformanyyearsnow.Wehaveacomplexportfolioofassets,propertyandarecruitmentbusinessfocusedonrecruitmentoftemporaryandcontractstaff.Ourremoteworkersbringresponsibilitiesandrisksbeyondtheusualemployer.OurBroker,LesleyMcLarenhasworked hard to understand the business,ensuringwehavethemost relevant cover possible in place.Lesleyhastakentimetogettoknowusandourbusinessandhasrespondedwithlateralsolutionsatcompetitively negotiated prices. Sheiseasilycontactablewithaninformedteamaroundherwe receive prompt efficient informationandservicedelivery.RothburyhasbeenasmartchoiceforCareerTeam.ThecareandattentionLesleypaystoourclientrelationshipisexceptionalandher professional service is delivered in a personal way!”

Alexis SiermansDIRECTOR CAREER TEAM

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Your obligationsYou have a duty to disclose certain information to the Insurer. This duty of disclosure applies before you enter into a contract of insurance for the first time, when you renew, when you vary or extend that contract, and at any time your circumstances change during the period of insurance.

Whenyouenterintoaparticularcontractofinsurancewiththeinsurerforthefirsttime,youwillbeaskedtoanswerspecificquestionsontheinsuranceproposalform.Youmustanswerthesequestionstruthfullyandaccuratelytocomplywithyourdutyofdisclosure.

Onrenewal,youareexpectedtodisclosetoyourinsurereverymatterthatyouknow,orcouldreasonablybeexpectedtoknow,thatmayberelevanttotheInsurer’sdecisionwhethertoaccepttheriskandonwhatterms.

You do not have to disclose anything that:

• DiminishestherisktobeundertakenbytheInsurer;

• Iscommonknowledge;

• YourInsurerknows,orintheordinarycourseofitsbusiness,oughttoknow;or

• YourInsurerhaswaivedyourobligationtodisclose.

Ifyoudonotcomplywithyourdutyofdisclosure,theInsurermaybeentitledtoreducetheirliabilityinrespectofaclaimortheymaybeentitledtocancelyourcontractofinsurance.

Ifthenon-disclosurewasfraudulent,theInsurermaybeabletovoid(orcancel)thecontractofinsurancefromitsbeginning.Thiswouldhavetheeffectthatyouwereneverinsured.

Oneimportantmattertobedisclosedisthehistoryoflossessufferedbythepersonseekinginsuranceoranycloselyassociatedpersonorentity.Sinceyouareresponsibleforcheckingthatyouhavemadecompletedisclosure,wesuggestthatyoukeepanup-to-daterecordofallsuchlossesandclaims.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutwhetherinformationneedstobedisclosed,orwantadditionalhelp,pleasecontactus.

The Rothbury team take our obligations to you very seriously. We think most issues can be resolved by talking to each other.However,ifyouwanttoescalateanissuebeyondyourbrokerortheclaimsspecialistpleasecontactyourlocalBranchManager.Afulllistofbranchesisavailableonourwebsitewww.rothbury.co.nz

We’llgetrightontoitandendeavourtoresolveanyissuesasquicklyaspossible.IftheissueisnotresolvedtoyoursatisfactionyoumayaskforthemattertobereferredtoourComplaintsOfficer.Yourcomplaintwillbeacknowledgedinwritingandwewillendeavourtoresolvetheissuewithin20workingdays.

Ifanissuecannotberesolvedsatisfactorilywewillreferyoutoourdisputesresolutionschemeprovider,FinancialServicesComplaintsLtd(FSCL).Pleasegotothewebsitewww.fscl.org.nzforadditionalinformationontheirservices.

If you’re unhappy

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Your privacyWearecommittedtoprotectingyourprivacy.Weusetheinformationyouprovideustoadviseandassistwithyourinsurancerequirements.Wedonottrade,rentorsellyourinformation.

Youmayvisitourofficebyappointmenttoviewtheinformationweholdinyourfile.TheinformationwewillprovideyoumeetswithourobligationsunderthePrivacyAct.

RothburyInsuranceBrokersisamemberoftheInsuranceBrokersAssociationofNewZealand(IBANZ).WesubscribetotheIBANZCodeofPractice.

Contacting usYoucancontactusinperson,bytelephone,fax,letteroremail.

ContactinformationforallRothburyBranchesandallofourpeopleisavailableonourwebsitewww.rothbury.co.nz

How to appoint usYoucanappointusasyourinsurancebrokerbycompletingtheperforatedletterofappointment(right)andreturningittous.

Need to know

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTFORALLBUSINESSANDRENEWALSYOURBROKERWILLPROVIDEYOUWITHADISCLOSURESTATEMENT.THISSTATEMENTCONFIRMSYOUAREWORKINGWITHAREGISTEREDINSURANCEBROKERANDTHATYOUHAVEACCESSTOADISPUTESRESOLUTIONSERVICE. LORRAINE EDMONDSON

CLAIMSADMINISTRATOR,AUCKLAND

GUY WORSLEYSENIORCOMMERCIALBROKER,AUCKLAND

KIM MATTHEWSLEADER–BUSINESSDEVELOPMENTANDSALES/SENIORCOMMERCIALBROKER,HAWKESBAY

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