IB Woman
Issue No. 62 - December/January 2011
Karyn offers best advice
Karyn Hilton, Risk Insurance Manager for leading chartered accounting and business advisory firm William Buck, has made her mark amongst the country’s best female advisors after becoming a semi finalist in the 2011 Association of Financial Advisors (AFA) Female Excellence in Advice Award.
This is the first year of the award, which was created with a specific focus on women in leadership roles in the advice profession. More than 100 nominations were received for female advisers of all ages, from all states, with the majority of nominations coming from South Australia and Victoria.
After working as a registered nurse for more than a decade, Karyn made the career change to financial planning in 2002, and specialised in risk insurance in 2008, drawing on her medical knowledge to understand more deeply the circumstances of her clients requiring insurance for sickness, injury or death.
One of only two South Australian advisors to make the semifinals, Karyn believes her unique career path placed her in good stead to be selected as a semi finalist in the AFA Awards.
“I think my X factor in this industry is the fact that I also have a nursing background which dovetails nicely with my specialist risk advising role,” Karyn says.
“I have a different understanding of underwriting decisions and I often challenge underwriters to hopefully achieve a better outcome for my clients.
“My nursing knowledge is particularly useful when handling...
