User:Lambiie/Naomi Ballantyne

Naomi Ballantyne is a well known New Zealand business woman with strong involvement in the insurance industry. She was a founding member of Sovereign Insurance and rose through the ranks to become the Chief Operational Officer. During this time Sovereign Insurance grew to become the largest life assurer in New Zealand with a 52% market share .Sovereign Insurance was purchased by ASB Bank in 1999 at which time Naomi left this highly paid job to become the first woman in the world to found her own life assurance company, Club Life. Club Life opened in July 2001, and quickly took 3% of the market. ING purchased Club Life in early 2004 and rebanded the firm ING Life assurance, Naomi remained as Managing Director. Naomi resigned as Chief Executive Officer in mid 2009.

Naomi's most recent venture is Us Advice, launched in early 2010. The company runs on a brokerage model, and is based in Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.