Community / Sponsorship1 September 2017
Auckland brokers: If you’re arranging an office morning tea, please consider using Attainable Trust. . In our last issue we talked about companies giving something back to the community and some of the organisations Star Insurance Specialists have supported. We’ve had a long association with ...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 September 2017
The Tongariro Crossing is a 19km hike across the volcanic plateau in the central north island and is considered one of the best single day walks in the world. The Tongariro Crossing is a 19km hike across the volcanic plateau in the central north island and is considered one of the best single d...
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23 June 2017
The changes to the Fire Service Levy will take effect from 1 July 2017. For residential the new rate is 10.6c per $100 insured (capped $20,000 for contents) meaning an increase to the Contents portion of our Star Campercare motorhome insurance policies. Our policies have a base...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 May 2017
Like the idea of getting away in your camper, but not the idea of crowded campgrounds and shared showers? Why not go “off the beaten track”. Roy Connell along with wife Michele (who ran the Camper Care Motorhome shows) have come up with a concept which allows private land owners to share their...
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Motorcycle1 May 2017
Although motorcycles, scooters and mopeds make up less than 3% of the vehicles on our roads, they account for 20% of the cost of vehicle-related claims paid by ACC. . Understandably, ACC has looked for ways to reduce these costs and one of the major initiatives has been to improve riders’ skills...
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Automotive1 May 2017
Every hour of the business day, 18 new vehicles are sold in New Zealand and with the strong economy many of these new sales are for prestige and performance vehicles. . Star Insurance Specialists is a keen advocate for the purchaser of a performance vehicle to undertake some advanced driver tr...
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7 November 2016
Having just completed 50 years working in the insurance business I was reflecting on the people I had worked with and the common character traits between us all. While all of us in the industry are individuals there are a number of things we have in common. 1. Most of us have “found” insura...
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7 November 2016
We’d like to congratulate all the winners at the recent 2016 New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards which were presented at their 5th annual ceremony in early November. First time winners Frank Risk Management were awarded Small-Medium Broking Company of the year, with Rothbury Insurance Brokers ...
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