About SIA
Who is SIA (Scown Insurance Advisers)?
SIA is a family-run business based in North Canterbury.
Mark Scown started Manutahi Service Ltd in 2017. In 2022, the decision was made to relaunch the business as SIA (Scown Insurance Advisory) as his wife Kym was to join him; this also gives opportunity for others to join the business as it grows.
Both Mark and Kym have a lifetime working in Education as Teachers and then Principals. Both were working in schools impacted by the Christchurch Earthquakes. Mark stayed until his school was closed by the Ministry of Education along with 31 other schools in the city. Kym moved on to work in two other schools before retiring from the profession to spend more time on the business and with their young grandchildren.
Kym is currently completing her Level 5 qualifications when she can join Mark as an Adviser.
SIA works with clients to ensure personal insurances are structured to be cost effective and remain so over a lifetime. Premiums can be levelled to achieve this. That means insurances are available when people need them most.
They have found it gratifying to be able to show all clients savings that can be made with careful structuring of their premiums. Most have saved up to $500,000 or more in future premiums while keeping their insurances up to 80-100 years of age (depending on the type of premium).
SIA deal with Trauma and Life, ACC cover plus extra, small business and health insurances.
Together at SIA Mark and Kym guarantee a personalised and quality service that puts client’s needs first. They are proud to operate on a foundation of integrity, trust and professionalism.
SIA SKILLS
SIA work with individual and/or small to medium businesses.
SIA focus on getting to know their clients well. SIA then can personalise and structure a clients cover to best protect their risk while ensuring future sustainability and affordability.
Strategic
Whether you have existing covers or not, it is important to review these as your circumstances change. These changes may be income levels, premiums increasing, home ownership, family or employment changes.
Professional
We specialise in making policies affordable and sustainable over time through ‘levelled’ options. These are locked in at today’s rates and avoid the problem of escalating and non-sustainable premiums.
Loyal
When we review your current insurance portfolio it is an obligation free consultation. We work with you to find a cost effective solution that will meet your needs not only now, but into the future (which can be up to age 100 in some cases!)
