Jonalyn Cueto

Jonalyn Cueto

Insurance Business New Zealand

Jonalyn Cueto

freelance news writer

11 years experience30,543 Total views on Insurance Business New Zealand in 2025

Jonalyn's specialty topics

insurance property life and health risks SME

Jonalyn Cueto is a contributor for Key Media. Her coverage spans business, finance, pension fund, private markets, M&A activity, retirement, and employee benefits.

Jonalyn has over six years of writing experience and more than a decade in the journalism industry. Her early writing career focused on current events and lifestyle topics, collaborating with various local and international media outlets primarily as a freelancer.

She has also worked as a book editor and technical editor, editing dissertations, essays, and textbooks—experience that sharpened her attention to structure, clarity, and accuracy in complex material.

Her combined newsroom and editorial experience shapes her approach to financial and business journalism.

She holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications, majoring in journalism, and a master's degree in business administration, majoring in marketing management.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Clarity and precision are important in everything I write. I want my reporting to do more than just present the facts—I want it to keep readers interested from start to finish.

 

"This is especially important when I’m working with complex or data-heavy information. I try to make the main point clear right away, then build on it with supporting details that are easy to follow without losing the important context”

Also published by

Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Professional · Canadian Occupational Safety · The Educator

Featured content from Jonalyn

NZ businesses face rising cargo theft risk Insurers fall short in care for dying Kiwis Geopolitical turmoil continuing to disrupt global businesses – WTW report

Previous experience

  • Synchrogenix Philippines — technical editor
  • Bookbright Media — freelance technical editor
  • Christian Post — freelance news writer
  • Rex Publishing — editor/proofreader

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, major in Journalism
  • Master's degree in Business Administration, major in Marketing Management

Read the latest stories by Jonalyn

Ship medical claims average 50% more than on-land cover, SCTI finds
Older travellers account for nearly four in five paid as costs outstrip standard claims
Ship medical claims average 50% more than on-land cover, SCTI finds
Birds’ nests drive $1.2 million in tractor fire claims
FMG records more than 100 nest-related tractor fire claims in three years as starling breeding season begins
Birds’ nests drive $1.2 million in tractor fire claims
FENZ pay dispute and leadership exit add to levy uncertainty for brokers
CEO exit, an SFO referral and ongoing strikes land as the levy model faces review
FENZ pay dispute and leadership exit add to levy uncertainty for brokers
ACC’s claims pool above target as Sensitive Claims growth offsets rehabilitation performance
The gap between the pool and year-end targets matters for employers in the Accredited Employer Programme and for future levy rounds
ACC’s claims pool above target as Sensitive Claims growth offsets rehabilitation performance
PHP2Shell shutdowns test cyber policy triggers
Marsh Re says precautionary outages, not breaches, are driving early losses
PHP2Shell shutdowns test cyber policy triggers
AA Insurance passes $1 billion in premiums but profit falls 15% as claims costs rise
A new five-year aggregate reinsurance structure signals the insurer is preparing for continued natural hazard pressure
AA Insurance passes $1 billion in premiums but profit falls 15% as claims costs rise
Lockton brings financial lines specialist to Wellington as it completes its main centre coverage
A capital city office gives the broker access to Wellington’s concentration of financial services, professional services and public sector clients
Lockton brings financial lines specialist to Wellington as it completes its main centre coverage
ANZIIF names 2026 NZ insurance award finalists
New category debuts as winners head to Nov. 10 gala
ANZIIF names 2026 NZ insurance award finalists
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