Mina Martin

Mina Martin

Insurance Business New Zealand

Mina Martin

Journalist

18+ years experience

Mina's specialty topics

Mortgage rates and lender rate movements RBNZ monetary policy and OCR forecasting Housing policy and regulatory reform insurance industry developments

Mina Martin is a journalist at Key Media, where she has been covering the financial services industry since 2016. She now focuses on the mortgage and lending sector across Australian Broker and New Zealand Adviser — reporting on non-bank lending, reverse mortgages, property market trends, securitisation, and the evolving role of technology in broking. Earlier in her Key Media career, she reported for Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand and served as a global profiles writer.

Before joining Key Media, Mina worked as a development editor at a leading educational publisher, authoring published social studies textbooks and magazine features. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, majoring in Journalism with a minor in Speech Communication, and a Master of Education majoring in English — a dual foundation that sharpens her investigative rigour and ability to translate complex financial subject matter into clear, authoritative prose.

Outside the newsroom, she is an avid reader of non-fiction and a devoted fan of dramas and variety shows — a curiosity for real stories and human behaviour that informs the depth and accessibility she brings to every piece she writes.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The best stories in this space rarely come from a single report — they come from connecting the dots between what the data shows, what the experts are saying, and what it actually means for a broker's next conversation with a client.”

Also published by

Student's Digest · Vibal Group

Featured content from Mina

Australia fires spur industry call for action on climate change Insurance industry’s anti-coal stance to deliver long-term benefits FSCL: Most complaint investigations deal with insurance

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Journalist

Education

  • M.A. Education Major in English, De La Salle Araneta University

Read the latest stories by Mina

Westpac seals $400 million sale of NZ life insurance business

Westpac seals $400 million sale of NZ life insurance business

The move is a step towards simplifying the business, bank CEO says

Conduit Re racks up successful January 2022 renewal season

Conduit Re racks up successful January 2022 renewal season

It is well positioned to benefit from favourable market conditions, states group chairman

ANZIIF scraps prestigious event due to COVID-19 threat

ANZIIF scraps prestigious event due to COVID-19 threat

Those affected by the event cancellation may contact the organisation’s customer service team

Willis Towers Watson reveals new COVID-19 tracking feature

Willis Towers Watson reveals new COVID-19 tracking feature

It enables risk managers to assess their property exposure to coronavirus in real-time

nib on how the coronavirus may impact the business in the near term

nib on how the coronavirus may impact the business in the near term

The insurer withdraws market guidance, anticipates drop in hospital claims

Insurtech rolls out new insurance broking solutions

Insurtech rolls out new insurance broking solutions

Network has already taken up the software

McLarens’ entertainment team welcomes new recruit

McLarens’ entertainment team welcomes new recruit

The new executive general adjuster joins the firm’s entertainment team

FM Global gets recognised for customer satisfaction

FM Global gets recognised for customer satisfaction

This honour was based on a survey of hundreds of risk managers

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Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

Water risks: Closing coverage blind spots for manufacturing and agriculture

A broker playbook for identifying water exposures

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