Five Minutes With… Cedric Suifua, Crombie Lockwood

Cedric Suifua, broker with Crombie Lockwood, talks about his serendipitous approach to choosing a career, liking the industry just how it is and bringing back bullrush.

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Why did you get into insurance?
It was the first thing that popped up in my Seek.co.nz search.

How would you sum up insurance brokers in three words? 
Brave and adventurous

How would you change the industry? 
NEVER! This industry has some amazing people and even better events.

What’s the most important thing a broker can do to develop their business?
Care for your clients and go the extra mile!
 
What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
If you always do what you’ve done, you will always get what you’ve always got.

If you were Prime Minister for one day, what would you do?
Bring back Bullrush!!!

What has been the highlight of your career?
Completing my Commerce degree whilst working full time! One of the toughest things ever.

What’s your favoured style of coffee?
Macconna, one sugar. Make sure you add milk first stir for 3 rotations then add hot water… mmmmmm.

Union, league, soccer or other?
League of course!

If you could invite three people to dinner, dead or alive, and excluding family and friends, who would they be and why?
Optimus Prime – because I want to see him transform and say “Autobots Let’s Roll Out”
Barrack Obama – because he’s cool
Britney Spears – lol boyhood dream J

Complete this sentence: If I wasn’t in insurance, I would be…
A policeman or a stay at home dad.

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