At Aon, we proudly design and manage legal liability insurance programmes for all businesses, big and small. Catering to all professions and businesses including accountants, architects, lawyers, engineers, surveyors, valuers, real estate agents and others operating both within New Zealand and overseas, we have a tailored approach to suit your business insurance needs.
We are able to provide solutions for professional firms, either through dedicated and long-established schemes or via bespoke, open-market placements. We can also help businesses which are smaller in size or in unique circumstances where a different approach may be required. Additionally, we can advise corporate clients on their management, governance and statutory exposures and can also provide appropriate advice and solutions around Mergers and Acquisitions and Public Offerings.
Our comprehensive offering includes:
- Professional indemnity
- Cyber security
- Directors and Officers
- Statutory Liability
- Employers Liability
- Public Liability
- Employment Practices Liability
- Trustees Liability
- Warranty and Indemnity
- Initial Public Offerings (IPO's)
To find out more, get in touch with our specialist Professional Risks team today.
Lee Myers │ General Manager
lee.myers@aon.com │ 09 362 9058
Auckland
Cindy Moxley │ cindy.moxley@aon.com │ 09 362 9013
Chris Richards │ chris.richards@aon.com │ 09 362 9857
Mark Koschak │ mark.koschak@aon.com │ 09 362 9091
Wellington
Ross Meijer │ ross.meijer@aon.com │ 04 819 4097
Christchurch
Nicole Keates│ nicole.keates@aon.com │ 03 345 9812
Dunedin
Graham Wilden│ graham.wilden@aon.com │ 03 467 7297
Professional Risk Schemes
The Professional Risks team manage a number of schemes for professional firms and provide
- Provision of risk management and loss prevention tools and information. We aim to provide sensible guidance to members on the ways and means of minimising liability and avoiding liability claims.
- Provision of claims management and assistance.
- Access to specially tailored group Professional Indemnity and other insurance facilities.
- Access to optimum cover and competitive premiums as a result of bulk buying power.
- Provision of administrative and technical support and insurance advice.
Below is a list of the schemes we help to facilitate and manage:
Main schemes:
ABACUS Association Inc. (Est. 1988) - Chartered Accountants
Aon contact: Anita Bradshaw; Donald Rusere; Lisa Scott │ 04 819 4159; 021 0535287; 03 819 4086
Aon Chartered Accountants
Aon contact: John Moore│ 04 819 4051
Scheme requirements: need to be a Chartered Accountant and have a public practising certificate
Find out more here.
Consulting Engineers Advancement Society Inc.(CEAS - Est. 1966) – Consulting Engineers
Aon contact: Bryce Wilson │ 04 819 4058
Scheme requirements: need to be a member of IPENZ or CPENG
Visit: ceas.co.nz
JUSTITIA Mutual Association Inc. (Est. 1985) – Lawyers
Aon contact: Ross Meijer │ 04 819 4086 or Elizabeth Ngan │ 04 819 4084
Visit: justitiainsurance.com
Land Professional Mutual Society Inc. (LPMS – Est. 1976) – Surveyors, Valuers and allied professions
Aon contact: Reuben Domopoy│ 04 819 4112
Scheme requirements – need to be members of NZIS or NZIV
Visit: lpms.co.nz
NZ Architects Co-Operative Society Ltd (NZACS – Est. 1972)
Aon contact: Kristene Crook │ 04 819 4035
Scheme requirements – need to be registered architects and members of NZIA or ADNZ
Visit: nzacz.co.nz
Other Industry Groups:
Apollo (AIA) Financial Advisers
Aon contact: Lee Gornall │ 09 362 9061
Barristers Sole
Aon contact: Elizabeth Ngan │ 04 819 4084
Bookkeepers Association of New Zealand
Aon contact: Reuben Domopoy │ 04 819 4112
Scheme requirements: needs to be a member of the Association
Visit: icbnzbai.org.nz
Bowen Therapists
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar | 027 829 7760
Scheme requirements: need to a member of Bowen Therapy NZ
Visit: nzbowentherapy.org.nz
Criminal Barristers
Aon contact: Alexis Simpson-Standring│ 09 362 9521
Scheme requirements: minimum of 85% criminal barrister work
Dietitians
Aon contact: Elizabeth Ngan │ 04 819 4048
Scheme requirements: need to be a member of Dietitian NZ but non- members can also apply
Visit: dietitians.org.nz
Health Professionals Scheme for practitioners who do not belong to other groups
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar│ 04 829 7760
Scheme requirements: applicants need to have a tertiary qualification appropriate to what they are providing
Homeopaths
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar │04 829 7760
Scheme requirements: need to be a member of NZ Council of Homeopaths
Visit: homeopathy.co.nz
Immigration Advisers
Aon contact: Gemma Wilson │09 362 9075
Visit: nzami.org.nz
IT Contractors
Aon contact: Donald Rusere │ 04 053 5297
Scheme requirements: Individual IT contractors with turnover less than $200,000
Medicus Indemnity New Zealand Inc. (Est. 2011) – Registered medical practitioners
Aon contact: Elizabeth Ngan │ 04 819 4084
Visit: medicus.co.nz
Natural Health Providers
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar │ 04 829 7760
Scheme requirements: need to be member of Natural Health Council (NZ) inc.
Visit: naturalhealthcouncil.org.nz
Naturopaths & Medical Herbalists
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar│ 04 829 7760
Scheme requirements: need to be members of either Naturopaths or Medical Herbalists
Visit: naturopath.org.nz
New Zealand Planning Institute (NZPI) – Town Planners / Resource Management Consultants
Aon contact: Tim Emms│ 09 362 9224
Scheme requirements: need to be a member of New Zealand Planning Institute
Visit: planning.org.nz
Newpark Financial Advisers
Aon contact: Gemma Wilson │ 09 362 9075
Scheme requirements: Newpark member
Non-Aligned Financial Advisers (including Mortgage and Insurance Link, Ginger Group)
Aon contact: Gemma Wilson │ 09 362 9075
Scheme requirements: Financial Adviser
Not for Profit
Aon contact: John Moore │ 04 819 4051
Scheme requirements: Charities and Not-for-Profits with a turnover of up to $5,000,000 which are New Zealand based / work in NZ only
NZACA – Aged Care Association
Aon contact: Alanna Pittar │ 04 829 7760
Scheme for nurses in aged care facility
Visit: nzaca.org.nz
Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ) – Project Managers
Aon contact: Lee Gornall │ 09 362 9061
Scheme requirements: Member of Project Management Institute of New Zealand
Visit: pmi.org.nz
Psychologists
Aon contact: Elizabeth Ngan │ 04 819 4084
Scheme requirements: need to be a member of NZ Psychological Society
Visit: psychology.org.nz
Test Certifiers
Aon contact: Lisa Scott │ 04 819 4086
Scheme requirements: approved certifier under the Hazardous Substances Act
Wealthpoint Financial Advisers
Aon contact: Lee Gornall │ 09 362 9061
