Meet Stephanie
Protecting what matters most for more than 30 years
Stephanie Wiki has worked in the insurance industry since 1994 and was the Founder of a successful insurance brokerage by the name of The Insurance Clinic. After being diagnosed with Cancer in 2011 this business was sold and Stephanie established Wiki Group in 2012, on the belief that by focusing exclusively on life and disability risk management, they could offer clients highly specialised knowledge and experience.
“I wasn’t always proud to say I was an insurance adviser. Early in my career, the industry was heavily male-dominated, and I’d often get the impression people thought I was trying to sell them something.
That changed when I started helping clients through claims. Supporting someone through one of the hardest moments of their life—helping them recover financially and offering reassurance along the way—showed me the real impact of what we do. From then on, I was proud to say, ‘Yes, I’m an insurance adviser.’”
about steph
Born in Ashburton, New Zealand in 1970 Stephanie left secondary school at the tender age of 15. After working her way through a series of jobs (from shop assistant to Front of House at a large Hotel) she gained a position training a group of tele-marketers to secure appointments for AA Insurance advisers. She did this so successfully that AA approached her to become one of their advisers – a role which also saw her responsible for delivering mortgage and finance solutions.
Knowing by now that her passion was with insurance, Stephanie jumped at the opportunity to secure a position in Royal Sun Alliance’s insurance division.
Many years on – (and immediately after her and her husband took their two young children on a very EXPENSIVE year-long world trip) Stephanie faced what she describes as potentially one of the worst things that’s ever happened to her – redundancy!
Transitioning from a 6 figure salary to working for myself was probably one of the most difficult and challenging periods of my life.
However, with typical tenacity, Stephanie used this life-changing event to motivate her to set up her own business – The Insurance Clinic.
An avid community supporter, Stephanie has sponsored a number of sports teams, including the Pink Dragon breast cancer dragon boat team, Canterbury Minors Ice Hockey Team, NZ Ballroom Dancing Representatives to the World Champs in China and marathon runners to NYC!
Stephanie has a large and colourful extended whanau including daughter Tori (who has worked alongside Stephanie in the Wiki Group since she was a teenager), son Kaleb, and a growing tribe of mokopuna
With a successful business now established (and with fewer demands on her as a Mother), Stephanie is in a position to share her professional experiences and accomplishments with others, helping them to navigate their own steps to success.
Stephanie holds a license issued by the Financial Markets Authority to provide financial advice | Licensed Financial Advice Provider (FSP203925)
Next Magazine
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Me and My Money: Stephanie Wiki, Wiki Group
Newshub
Stephanie Wiki talks to Next Magazine about her recent personal challenges
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