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Who we are
Gallagher is one of the world’s top three insurance brokerage and risk management companies, with a global network of brokers in over 130 countries. Previously known as Crombie Lockwood in New Zealand and now trading as Gallagher Insurance, we have a long history of helping New Zealanders with their insurance needs.
We help Kiwis face their future with confidence
As expert advisers, we identify and arrange business, rural, personal and life and health insurance on behalf of over 160,000 clients. One of the leading broking companies in New Zealand, our teams of around 1,000 broking professionals are based in over 30 offices around the country.
Although we became a part of the Gallagher network in 2014, we took up the global Gallagher brand name in 2023 to further increase our ability to access more insurance products and pricing options from international insurers. Our local business, which was established in 1978, is still led by two of our Kiwi founders, Steve Lockwood and Carl O’Shea.
At Gallagher Insurance, you’ll get the opportunity to:
- Make a difference, and have a positive impact for our clients and community
- Work with colleagues and leaders who respect each other and care about results
- Grow and develop in your current role and prepare for future opportunities
- Be rewarded and recognised for the contributions that you make
Founded on strong values
At Gallagher Insurance, our people are driven to do their best for clients, colleagues and communities. Our unique culture is based on values such as integrity, inclusion and respect; collaboration in the best interest of the client; and professional excellence. Our shared values are set out in the Gallagher Way, a series of 25 tenets that guides how we do business and informs the actions we take every day.
Caring for our communities
We are active in caring for our communities and back initiatives that enhance, protect and restore the things that matter to New Zealanders. We are an Official Partner of Save the Kiwi and Principal Partner of Trees for Survival.
With our Gallagher colleagues around the world, we also support projects that make a difference to others. This includes our partnership with World Rugby to help women participate at elite levels of the sport difference to others. This includes our partnership with World Rugby to help women participate at elite levels of the sport.
Grow and succeed with Gallagher Insurance
We are committed to helping our people grow and succeed with us. By investing in learning and development at every level, from brokers, people leaders to support roles. We nurture the professional growth of our people at each step of their career path. For example our ‘local leader led’ approach enables people from different levels and areas of our business to lead key company initiatives, offering hands-on opportunities to turn strategy into action.
We also encourage and support those new to the insurance industry to become professionally qualified advisers through our study support programme.
At Gallagher Insurance, we make success happen. We are stronger as one team and together we continually strive to make a difference, whether it’s for our clients, our colleagues or our communities.
We were recognised for our ongoing commitment to our people with an ‘Employer of Choice’ award in 2023 HRD Awards New Zealand.
Benefits of working at Gallagher Insurance
We encourage and support our people to perform to the best of their ability and we recognise those who demonstrate excellence and exemplify our values.
As well as fostering a strong company culture and great working environment, we offer a range of staff benefits, such as flexible working, ability to purchase extra ‘lifestyle’ leave each year, 16 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary care-giver and insurance discounts for eligible staff.
Staff are also able to receive a company contribution to a personal wellbeing initiative each year.
Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health
We earned Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health Certification at the highest level: Platinum for the second year in a row!
The America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women
Newsweek lists Gallagher as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024
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Gallagher believes that everyone is entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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