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Meet Petra Tahana! Enablement Practice Lead at Tower 👋   “Ko Tarakeha te Maunga   Ko Moetangi te Awa   Ko Matihetihe te Marae   Ko Tinana, ko Mamari, ko Ngātokimatawhaorua nga Waka   I ahu mai ahau i ngā tatai whakapapa o Ngāpuhi me Te Rarawa  Ko Tao Maui te hapu   Ko Petra Tahana toku ingoa    My purpose has always been ‘how can I help someone?’ As I’ve progressed through my career, I always make sure that I’m adding value by helping people learn about insurance. I grew up in Ngāpuhi and supporting and caring for those around me has always been instilled in me from a young age. Everything you do, there is a communal mindset of making sure others are looked after and taken care of, particularly the elderly and youngest. Insurance is a product that helps put people back into a position they were in prior to any loss, and the idea of caring for our customers aligns with my own values. When I apply that to my role, it’s always about making sure our staff are looked after. If our teams have the right tools and resources, they’re able to do their job. If not, how do we create those resources for them? I moved roles to Frontline Enablement Practice Lead last year. One of my key goals coming into the role was to transform those offerings and how we engage with staff, essentially making sure the role is meaningful for team members and enablement specialists. If anyone is interested in joining the insurance industry, approach it with an open mind and you will learn something new every single day. At this point in my career, after 16 years with Tower, I’m still learning new things, and I think that’s what makes it exciting.”    #TowerNZ #TowerPacific #insurance #ourpeoplecomefirst 

Check out these photos from Tower’s official Kiwibank welcome last week at our head office in Auckland! Ahi Kā (Tower’s Māori Roopu) led a beautiful whakatau with a karanga from Tower Head of Business Partnering, Employee Relations and Inclusion Danica Hape-Tiria, and Partnerships Coordinator Jarvarnah. Following this, Tower MD Partnerships Jonathan Beale, Tower CEO Blair Turnbull and Kiwibank Chief Customer Officer Mark Stephen, spoke to our teams. Kiwibank gifted Tower a special taonga, featuring a binding that symbolises friends and whānau, and how they are linked and connected throughout life’s journey. To show our appreciation to Kiwibank branches across New Zealand, Tower also sent out more #towerkiwi cupcakes! We can’t wait to see this partnership continue to come to life in the coming weeks to help protect more Kiwi with insurance. #TowerNZ #insurance #Kiwibank

Tower Tonga Country Manager, Manase Tafea presented at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, side events hall, in Nuku’alofa, Tonga.       He spoke about our innovative parametric insurance product, Cyclone Response Cover, to several forum members from neighbouring island nations, staff from numerous Tonga government ministries and NGOs, complementing our booth at the week-long event.   We’ve had fantastic feedback so far and are looking forward to building on the activities from the forum to raise more awareness about increasing Pacific resilience, the amazing work our Tower Tonga team does, and of course, parametric insurance.  #TowerTonga #TowerPacific #TowerNZ #PacificLeadersForum #ParametricInsurance 

Kiwi helping Kiwi! Our new partnership is live and Kiwibank customers are now officially being referred to the Tower team for all their insurance needs! This partnership means a lot to us at Tower, as the only listed New Zealand born and bred insurer, there’s something special about partnering with a bank that’s for Kiwi, by Kiwi. Like us, Kiwibank is committed to helping every day New Zealanders. Their mission, to make Kiwi better off, aligns closely with our purpose to protect and enhance the future for the good of our customers and communities. We are so excited to get this home grown show on the road, to help protect even more people in Aotearoa with insurance. Watch this space! Pictured, the Tower team stopping off at their local Kiwibank branch with some cupcakes this morning, to welcome Kiwibank into the Tower whānau. #TowerNZ #insurance #Kiwibank #partnerships 

“We’re in the midst of a game-changing claims transformation project, with a focus on harnessing technology for straight-through repair experiences.    “We’re working closely with industry on this project to get better outcomes for customers, repairers and Tower.   “Many of you are already on this journey with us and we know you are just as excited about this new and improved way forward. Watch this space.” - Tower Motor Assessing Manager Murray McChesney.    The team at PanelTalk, the official journal of the New Zealand Collision Repair Association (CRA), are inviting insurers to answer 10 set questions, to share their knowledge with the wider industry.       You can read Murray’s take on what the future of the repair industry looks like, via the August issue here https://lnkd.in/gXUHuP2K   Pictured, Murray out on the job this morning with Tower Repair Partner and Auckland Panel and Paint CBD Branch Manager, Vladimir Rusimov.   #TowerNZ #TowerPacific #insurance Auckland Panel and Paint Group Ltd  

Tower has partnered with union member benefits provider HealthCarePlus to offer general insurance to teachers and public sector workers!     HealthCarePlus is jointly owned by the five education unions and the Public Services Association, currently supporting more than 180,000 members across the teaching, tertiary and public service sectors.    "At HealthCarePlus we aim to improve the physical, mental, and financial health and wellbeing of our members and their whānau. Partnering with Tower not only helps us bolster our member offering but helps us take another step in protecting New Zealand by way of supporting crucial roles, such as teaching and the delivery of public services." - HealthCarePlus Chief Executive John Seed.      "Tower is proud to partner with a like-minded Kiwi organisation to offer more New Zealanders easier access to insurance. HealthCarePlus is a not-for-profit that supports the member unions for some of Aotearoa’s most valuable professions, we feel incredibly honoured to support them." - Tower MD Partnerships Jonathan Beale.      Welcome to the Tower whānau HealthCarePlus! For more information check out Roxanne May Libatique's story via Insurance Business New Zealand here https://lnkd.in/gxeuPSSe

Did you catch Tower Head of IT Operations and Business Engagement Liz Cawson on the Rewired Consulting podcast?      The interview, with hosts Sean Patterson and David Ferguson, is an inspiring account of her journey from the service desk to her role today, differences between New Zealand and the UK’s IT sector, digital transformation at Tower, AI impacts and the importance of knowing your team.     Thank you for sharing your journey Liz!     #TowerPacific #TowerNZ #insurance #IT 

Product Manager John Whitta has been a part of many historic moments at Tower but now we’re celebrating John’s own special milestone, 50 years of service!    Checkout Terry Gangcuangco's story via Insurance Business New Zealand about John’s journey at Tower here https://lnkd.in/gX72V5ky   "It’s important to adapt to new ways of working. My advice to younger generations or those just starting out in insurance is, give it a go, give it time, get involved and be curious    Working at Tower, you are in a family environment. The names, the leadership, and the people have all changed throughout the years, but the values here have stayed consistent.    It has always been important to me that the company upheld values that aligned with my own and that has always been the case – including treating our people and our customers with empathy, and respect." - John.   Thank you, John for your outstanding commitment to Tower staff and our customers over 50 years of amazing service! Pictured, John present day and at a 1987 National Insurance (now Tower) conference (back row, second from left). #TowerNZ #TowerPacific #insurance

This is what it’s all about! Brilliant interview here https://lnkd.in/g_NHZ58c with 2024 Tower Climate Change Scholarship winner, Maia Waudby on Waatea NEWS this morning. We’re so proud and pleased to announce Maia (pictured) and Hannah Dagger, as this year’s Tower Climate Change Scholarship recipients. Both Maia and Hannah are dedicating their studies towards mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on Māori and Pacific communities.   Tower has supported the The University of Waikato’s Bachelor of Climate Change since 2021, with three $5,000 scholarships available each year to assist students studying the degree. As a Kiwi and Pacific insurer, we’re acutely aware of the climate risks faced by island communities. We created this scholarship to help support the next generation of climate leaders to pursue solutions and initiatives they’re passionate about.   Listening to Maia explain her ambitions, purpose and motivation this morning is truly what it’s all about for us at Tower. As a business, we’re inspired by Maia and Hannah’s passion for preparing our communities in the face of climate change - a stellar example of our future being in good hands.   Thank you to host Dale Husband and Waatea News for giving rangatahi in the climate space a platform!   #TowerNZ #TowerPacific #insurance #climatechange

Tower has been a member of the New Zealand Business & Parliament Trust since 2021 and we support its aim of fostering goodwill and understanding between the New Zealand business community, and Members of Parliament. Congratulations to Tower Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Emily Davies for her appointment to the NZBPT Trustee Council!