Frank Risk Management

We’re here at the 2026 Conference for General Practice!

If you’re attending this weekend, come and say hi to Andrew Newman and Simon Gower to learn more about how Frank can provide specialist insurance and risk advice for healthcare businesses.

If you’re not attending but would still like to learn more about how we can help, feel free to get in touch!

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This week, as part of our Get Active challenge, the team took on pickleball - held in support of this month's charity, Women's Refuge.

It was awesome to see everyone getting involved and giving it a go. To top it off, our two teams ended up placing first and second! 🥇🥈

This was a fun way to get active and support a worthy cause. A huge thanks to everyone who attended, and to Eastlink Community Hub and Hamilton Pickleball Club for hosting us.

Andy, Andrea & Emma spent the morning at Asana’s 2026 Work Innovation Tour in Auckland and, naturally, left with some new ideas and free beanies!
AI adoption is growing fast, but confidence, context and real ROI are still catching up. AI adoption now seems to be less about using it as a standalone productivity tool, and more about embedding it properly into workflows with clear human checkpoints and governance.
Great session, great insights, and loving the merch!

Over the last few months, some members of our team have been attending NZI's three Broker Advance sessions, an expert-led training programme going over General Liability, Legal Liability, and Statutory Liability, finishing up yesterday.

The feedback from these sessions has been great. The content was delivered through a claims-led approach, which meant that real-life events could be used to better understand the concepts and policies. They have proven to be a valuable way to learn and build confidence, capability, and technical depth.

A huge thanks to NZI. We are looking forward to more of these in the future.

April Recap 🌟

Over the month of April, our Frank team clocked up 7,901,346 steps and contributed $419.23 towards an incredible cause.

Collectively, this year’s Get Active Challenge participants reached 47,777,358 steps and raised a huge $2,594.86 for Kids in Need Waikato 🩵🧡

With Kids in Need Waikato now running their Winter Warmer Appeal, this support comes at an especially important time, helping them provide warm clothing and essential winter items for children and young people in foster, kinship, and grandparent care. Visit their page to find out how you can support them, too.

A fantastic result for the first month of the challenge, and a great start to 7 months of moving with purpose.

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For the month of May, the Get Active challenge is supporting True Colours Children's Health Trust. True Colours supports children who have serious health conditions as well as their families, providing specialised support and wraparound care at no cost to them.
A great way for us to keep our bodies moving as the temperatures start to drop, and support such a worthy cause at the same time.

This May, Direct Advisory is moving for True Colours Children's Health Trust as part of the Get Active Challenge 2026.

As office workers, it's easy to spend the day glued to a screen, but getting moving is so important for both mental and physical health. This challenge is the perfect nudge to get up, get out, and feel better for it.

True Colours supports children with serious health conditions and their whanau across the Waikato, providing wraparound care: counselling, nursing support, and bereavement services that holds families together during their hardest moments.

Every move counts, and every step supports a cause close to our hearts.

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Huge congratulations to Sylvia Gadsden on graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology from the University of Auckland.

What an incredible accomplishment. Balancing study alongside work, home life, and a young family takes real determination, discipline, and strength - and to achieve such outstanding results along the way is truly inspiring.

We are all so proud of you, Sylv. This is a milestone to celebrate and one you should be immensely proud of! 🎓✨

Get Active Challenge - April charity spotlight: Kids in Need Waikato 🩵🧡

Kids in Need Waikato supports children and young people in foster, kinship, and grandparent care through personalised care packs filled with clothing, toys, and essential items.

This is a charity close to our hearts, as Kids in Need Waikato was also our chosen charity for our annual Table Tennis tournament in 2023.

Kids in Need has recently launched their Winter Warmer Appeal, with a goal of raising $30,000 to help provide essential winter items for their care packs and ensure every child referred to them has the warm clothes they deserve.

If you’d like to support the appeal, visit their website to learn more about the different ways you can help. We’re proud to shine a light on the incredible work they do in our community. https://www.kidsinneed.co.nz/



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A huge congratulations to Carol Findlay on an incredible result at the Cycling New Zealand Age Group Road Nationals in Upper Moutere a few weeks ago.

Carol took out gold in the Time Trial (Road Bike) on Friday and followed it up with gold in the Road Race on Saturday. An outstanding achievement and a real testament to the hard work, determination and commitment she brings to everything she does.

Even more exciting, her gold medal performance has qualified her for the 2026 World Age Group Championships in Niseko, Japan in a few months.

What a fantastic achievement, Carol. We’re proud to celebrate this success with you and can’t wait to see what’s next. 🚴‍♀️🥇