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Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd

Insurance agency · Sydenham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 121 Christchurch insurance brokers.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd

Insurance agency · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#27of 121 insurance brokers
Overall health7.8/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd is an insurance broker based in Sydenham, Christchurch, offering life, trauma, health, income and mortgage protection insurance alongside KiwiSaver and investment advice. Led by senior financial adviser Mike Bennett, who has advised since 1985, the firm says it works with most New Zealand life insurers to find suitable products and competitive pricing in a one-stop service.

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd operates from Sydenham in Christchurch and provides insurance broking and financial advice focused on life, trauma, health, income and mortgage protection. The firm also offers KiwiSaver and general investment guidance. Mike Bennett is the senior financial adviser and has been providing advice since 1985.

The services listed include life insurance, health insurance, mortgage protection and income protection, with KiwiSaver and investment advice described as part of the offering. The company states it has access to most New Zealand life insurers to assist clients in finding suitable policies and competitive pricing from a range of providers.

Review themes show customers commonly experience supportive, patient and accessible service from Mike Bennett. Clients mention practical help with claims and insurance arrangements, accommodating meeting times and ongoing availability for questions. Several comments reference helpfulness through difficult times and long-term relationships around KiwiSaver and investment advice.

Locally, Acorn presents as a long-standing, single-adviser practice emphasising personal service, broad insurer access and experience dating back to the mid-1980s. Customers seeking one-to-one guidance on protection insurance, KiwiSaver or investment choices in Christchurch will find a broker that highlights continuity, availability and hands-on support.

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Your Google listing

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows a very strong Google Business Listing health score of 9.3 out of 10, indicating excellent completeness and media presence. The business has claimed the profile, a working phone number and a website link, and a clear listing title. One key strength is the detailed description that places the firm among top local performers.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
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    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
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    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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From the business

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd is a 'Financial Advice Provider' (FAP) specialising in Life, Trauma, Health, Income and Mortgage Protection insurance as well as KiwiSaver and investment advice. Mike Bennett, the company's Senior Financial Adviser, has been providing insurance and investment advice since 1985. We have access to most of the NZ Life insurance companies so we can help you find the best products and the best price in a one-stop shop service. And because of Mike Bennett's 41 years experience as a Financial Adviser he can provide expert KiwiSaver and investment advice to help you make the most of your financial future. Hope to be of service to you one day soon. Best wishes, Mike Bennett

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Your reviews

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows a very high health score for Google Business Reviews, with strong customer sentiment and solid engagement. The overall health suggests reliable performance and credibility in the local market. The top finding is a stellar star rating in the top 10%, indicating high customer satisfaction. A second strength is the strong listing rating confidence and active review engagement among customers.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.
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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top two opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
8.1Strong
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Len C.★★★★★ · 4 months ago

I cannot thank Mike Bennett enough for his incredible support. I reached out to him regarding an Income and Mortgage Protection claim during a very difficult time when I was unwell. Even though we hadn't originally purchased our insurance t...

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Oh, Len, thank you for the beautiful comment. You are so very welcome. Very best wishes. Mike Bennett

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Jessie R.★★★★★ · 2 years ago

Had an excellent experience working with Mike to get life, medical and income (and mortgage) insurance sorted. He was very accommodating with meetings around our work schedules and so patient with all of our newbie questions - we never felt...

Response from the owner

Wow, thank you so much for the very kind words, Jessie. It was my pleasure to help you both.

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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows above-average health in Google Maps search with a 6.1/10. The strongest performance is in the suburb-focused rank, where the business already sits at or above median presence, indicating steady visibility. Opportunities exist to improve aggregate maps results and further strengthen top suburb rankings.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
6.0Good
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1Seen in 9 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch insurance brokers · 121 businesses
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Where customers find you

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows a mixed health in the Citations & Social Presence area, with a health score of 4.8 out of 10. The strongest current asset is a very high-trust Facebook presence and an active LinkedIn Company listing that helps reach local customers. Key opportunity lies in creating or activating profiles on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn (if needed), TikTok Directory and Neighbourly to broaden reach.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/acorn-insurance-) found via: Your website.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
6.2Good
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InstagramNo account found1
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

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    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.3Room to grow
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Your website

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows a solid overall on-page optimisation health, with a health score of 6.9 out of 10, indicating above-average readiness. The most notable findings are a well-optimised meta description and a strong, relevant title tag, alongside a suitably small page size and adequate content. Several opportunities remain to push performance higher.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

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    The shape of your link profileYour links are piled onto a small number of sites for a profile this size, so they are doing less for you than the count suggests.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
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    Page titleYour home page headline does not fit the space a search result gives it, so a searcher sees either a half-empty line or one that trails off before your name arrives.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd shows a solid web traffic health with a 6.8/10, indicating above-average visibility and activity. The strongest opportunities lie in paid traffic and paid keyword coverage, where initial, targeted campaigns and landing pages can begin translating impressions into conversions. Organic value and rankings are mid-range and improving with ongoing content and SEO work.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than half the businesses here, so the people arriving are browsing rather than buying.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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Your hours against demand

Acorn Insurance & Investment Ltd's published hours cannot be matched to Christchurch demand patterns because city-level popularity data is not available. The health score is low (1.6/10), indicating timing may not align with customer search behaviour. Without local demand data, specific strong alignment or missed peak-hour openings cannot be confirmed; a review of hours versus local inquiries is recommended.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
10.0Strong
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Hours 1
Monday10am-5pm
Tuesday10am-5pm
Wednesday10am-5pm
Thursday10am-5pm
Friday10am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
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03Map positions2 opportunities

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Where you'd stand#27of 121 Christchurch insurance brokers
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