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Farming Seminar Well Received
Abacus Group hosted prominent agricultural figure Jacqueline Rowarth at the TSB Hub in Hawera in July 2nd. Over 50 local farmers turned out to hear Jacqueline’s take on the global positioning of New Zealand farming, and how farming gives us a competitive edge in the rapidly changing world.
She was very well received with her views, and also interactive style whereby the audience was encouraged to voice their views and opinions. And most of all, she is a fantastic person to talk with, making herself available to chat one-on-one to everyone before and after the function. Many thanks again to Jacqueline from the Abacus team, and we know you will be available to speak for us in Taranaki again in the future.
Keith Quinn - World Cup Icon
Commentator at every Rugby World Cup
Awarded the International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Media Trophy
2005
Member of New Zealand Order of Merit
Keith
will entertain us with stories from over forty years as a sports
commentator, including all six Rugby World Cups, the Summer Olympic
Games eight times, nine Commonwealth Games and three Paralympic Games.
Evening Presentation 5.15pm – 7.00pm,
Tuesday 2nd of August
Courtenay Room
Devon Hotel, New Plymouth
Seats are strictly limited – to reserve your tickets
please phone Damian on (06) 759 0111.
Young Farmers Golf Day a great success
Check out these photos from our recent Young Farmer Golf Day in Normanby.
Secret keynote speaker in time for World Cup
Keep an eye out for word on our keynote speaker on August the 2nd at the Devon Hotel in New Plymouth.
He is a big name in New Zealand rugby and a hugely respected figure in New Zealand and we are lucky to have him share his insights with local business owners and farmers.
Clue: he has been involved in every World Cup since they started in 1987.
Farmers - New Zealand's Competitive Advantage
Abacus Group welcomes Taranaki farmers to join us for an enlightening presentation from one of New Zealand's foremost Agriculture experts and Federated Farmers Personality of the Year 2009, Jacqueline Rowarth.
Jacqueline will be discussing how we can use
the increasingly regulated environment to meet customer requirements
through efficiency, education and leadership.
The event will be held from 6.15pm - 7.30pm at the TSB Hub in
Hawera, on Monday the 4th of July, is free to attend and drinks and
nibbles will be provided.
Click here to download your invite. Seats are strictly limited - to reserve your tickets please phone Damian on (06) 759 0111.
Your business not reaching it's true potential?
Join the The Business Makeover Challenge!
Abacus Group is providing shareholder and key person risk expertise to
all 2011 Business Challenge participants, as one of the expert team.
Directors Richard Toon & Craig Nolly say, "We are driven by
helping Taranaki business owners to protect their families, businesses,
and the lifestyle that they have worked hard for."
For more information click here.
Abacus Group Achieves Record Honour
Abacus Group has won a major New Zealand honour for its life
cover, trauma cover, income protection and health cover - for a record
fourth year in a row.
Abacus Group has again received Sovereign's most prestigious awards,
the Platinum Plus Apex Awards for sales excellence. Sovereign is New
Zealand's leading personal risk insurance company. Although Abacus
Group is independent, it has a close working relationship with the
Sovereign team.
Directors Craig Nolly and Richard Toon have both received the Platinum
Plus level in the Apex Awards for four years running, which is a
reflection of their expertise in giving personal risk advice.
Taranaki Young Farmers Golf Day
Ambrose format (Teams of 4) 10am – 2pm, Friday May 20th
Te Ngutu Golf Club, 246 Katene Road, Normanby, Hawera
Abacus Group and Taranaki Young Farmers would like to invite local young farmers to join us for a fun day out on the golf course. Download Invite.
Spaces are strictly limited - to reserve your tickets please call Damian at Abacus Group today on 06 759 0111.
Unlock your business potential
Evening Presentation 5.15pm – 6.30pm, Tuesday February 24
The Courtenay Room, The Devon Hotel, New Plymouth
Seats are strictly limited - to reserve your tickets please call Damian at Abacus Group today on 06 759 0111.
There are three key pieces of the sustainable business growth puzzle: Sales & Marketing, Finance and Business Risk.
Join our expert speakers Ambrose Blowfield, Jamie Sutherland
and Richard Toon as they share their insights from decades of
experience in their respective fields.
Doc Mayhew, Medicine Man
Evening Presentation 5.15pm – 6.30pm, Tuesday November 16
The Courtenay Room, The Devon Hotel, New Plymouth
Seats are strictly limited – to reserve your tickets please email damian@abacusgroup.co.nz ASAP
Join us for drinks, nibbles and an address from Dr John “Doc” Mayhew, MBChB, DipObst, DOccMed.
Hear Doc’s diagnosis on exciting developments in the insurance industry in his current role as Clinical Director for Sovereign Insurance and listen to stories from his background as team doctor for the All Blacks and the Vodafone Warriors.
Standing Tall with Irene van Dyk 15/07/10
Over 100 people joined us on Thursday the 15th of July to hear Irene van Dyk give a motivational and humorous address about her family and sporting life.
Held in the Legend's Lounge at Yarrow Stadium, Taranaki folks enjoyed a lunch and often hilarious stories from a true New Zealand legend.
From her time as a rising South African sporting star, to some "inside the tour" stories to her achievements at the Commonwealth Games and being awarded the MNZM, the crowd was both charmed and informed by our excellent guest.
We hope you can make it to our next event.
First Year at Fieldays 19/06/10
2010 was Abacus Group's first year of exhibiting at Fieldays, although we have attended past years, even taking busloads of clients along for the ride!
We were located in the Rural Living Marquee and enjoyed being able to connect with rural folk from throughout the country
Keep an eye out as we will announce the winner of the 32" Sony Bravia LCD TV shortly.
A Night Out West A RoaringSuccess 24/11/09
90 lucky clients managed to snap up tickets to our comedy night last Thursday, to be entertained by Ewen (The Westie) Gilmour at Butler's Reef Tavern in Oakura.
Everyone enjoyed drinks, nibbles and a good laugh, with Ewen proving why he's one of New Zealand's leading stand-up comedians.
Life Insurance Costs Set to Rise 24/09/09
Insurance
expert Vance Arkinstall says the timing
of higher taxes on life insurance policies is unfortunate
as NZ is just
coming out of recession.
The cost of life insurance is about to rise by up to 25 percent as
Inland Revenue increases the tax on higher risk policies.
In the past, most people took out whole life and endowment policies but
are now favouring higher risk-based insurance policies.
Investment Savings and Insurance Association chief executive Vance
Arkinstall says tax is paid on insurance when the policy holder pays
the premium, not when they get the money. He believes the timing of the
tax hike is unfortunate.
"We're just coming out of a recession. It's a shame they didn't delay
it for a short period to allow people to readjust to the new
environment."
The changes come into effect mid-way through next year.
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Local Businesses Reap Rewards 04/08/09
Two
local businesses have benefited from a promotion run by local personal
risk advisers, Abacus Group.
Kane and Gayleen Innes, the directors of Grow Well Landscape Supplies
in Bell Block, won a four night luxury escape to Melbourne and Ag
Traction in Waiwakaiho won a $200 voucher to Table restaurant at Nice
Hotel for its Directors, Trent Hall and Paul Stanton. Both businesses
entered in to Abacus Group’s Insurance Survey promotion.
Rob Gordon from Abacus says, “The aim of this promotion was
to discover what levels of insurance cover are held by Taranaki
business owners so that we can better tailor our offerings and remain
at the forefront of providing specialist risk advice to Taranaki
business owners.”
“What we discovered was that although Taranaki businesses
generally recognise the need for life cover, many are underinsured in
the areas of income protection and, in particular, trauma
cover.”
“This promotion also enabled Abacus to get out there, face to
face, and talk to a great many hardworking Taranaki business owners and
it is great to see the prizes go to such worthy recipients”
Abacus Group provides specialist advice to farmers and business owners
in the areas of life cover, trauma cover, income protection and health
cover.
eNews 19/05/09
To let you know what's happening at Abacus and the world on insurance and business in general we have launched a new quarterly eNewsletter, with the first issue to go out in June. Be sure to add us to your Safe Senders list as there will be some great prizes on offer.
New Adviser 01/04/09
The appointment of Jamie Toon as our new Adviser sees the area Abacus Group covers expand, with Jamie to look after clients in the greater Waikato and King Country area.
Our new website launches in May! 01/04/09
As part of a brand cleanup, our website has been completely overhauled by C7 Design