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Insurance Awards: Damian Alexander Named Finalist

Friday, 28 September 2012, 10:01 am
Press Release: Plus4

News Release 27 September 2012

Wellington Adviser Damian Alexander Named Finalist In Inaugural
New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards

Wellington adviser Damian Alexander is one of three finalists selected for the ‘Broking Professional of the Year’ Award category of the inaugural 2012 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards. Damian is a member of the national insurance broking and financial adviser group Plus4 Insurance Solutions (Plus4).

Plus4 chairman Grant Uridge said, “We congratulate Damian on becoming a finalist in these prestigious industry awards. The finalists were selected by a panel of 10 national and international industry experts, all leaders in their field. Becoming one of three contenders for the ‘Broking Professional of the Year’ category, is a considerable accomplishment and more so since this recognition comes from such an eminent panel of experts.”

The Award is part of the inaugural 2012 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards which are jointly run by the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand Inc. (IBANZ), the professional body representing the interests of fire and general insurance brokers, risk managers and consumers in New Zealand, and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF), a leading education, training and professional development services provider to the insurance and financial services industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region.

Damian Alexander has over 17 years experience in the financial services and is the Director of New Zealand Financial Brokers Limited, a proud member of the Plus4 Insurance Solutions group and Insurance Advisernet New Zealand (IANZ).

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The winner in each category will be announced at a Gala dinner in Auckland on Thursday, 1 November.

“While we would very much like to see Damian become the inaugural Broking Professional of the Year, we recognise his success in becoming a finalist, along with that of the other finalists for this award, as being well-deserved,” Grant Uridge said.

NZ Financial Brokers Ltd W: www.nzfb.co.nz

About Plus4
Plus4 Insurance Solutions (Plus4) is a national insurance broking and financial adviser group. Established in 2008 in Nelson, Plus4 now has over 25 advisers working from 10 locations between Whangarei and Invercargill. Group members, who have no affiliations to any specific insurance provider, offer unbiased advice tailored to their individual and business clients’ requirements. They work predominantly with small to medium sized enterprises, their owners and their accountants.

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