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Appointments

Rothbury hires Shane Ohlin as chief information...

Rothbury Insurance Brokers has appointed Shane Ohlin to the newly created role of chief information officer. With over 25 years of experience in information technology, Ohlin has previously held senior management and consulting rol...
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IBANZ Forum

FENZ levy

QUESTION If we are endorsing a policy after 1 July but removing/reducing cover, are we using the old FENZ levy or the new one? Example - building placed 1 August 2024 but 30 July 2024 we are reducing the sum insured, are we ...
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FSCL Case Study

Did the insurance adviser mislead their client?

Hasim* was an uber driver.  In 2023, he arranged insurance for his vehicle through an insurance adviser. During the initial phone discussion, the insurance adviser asked about the value of the car, and Hasim said he had bought it f...
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CrowdStrike outage to have limited impact on in...

The global insurance and reinsurance industry is expected to avoid major financial repercussions from the internet service disruption caused by a faulty security software update from CrowdStrike, according to Fitch Ratings. ...
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Welcome Jai Singh and discover Apex: PSC Connec...

We are excited to announce the appointment of Jai Singh as the National Manager IT NZ at PSC Connect.  Jai joins us with an impressive 15 years of experience in the IT industry, including 12 years at QBE where he held various...
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Appointments

WTW Appointments

WTW appoints Baum to senior roles WTW has appointed James Baum, a seasoned industry veteran, as head of corporate risk and broking, as well as head of Australia and New Zealand. Baum most recently worked for Aon for 18...
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New Zealanders call for greater climate mitigat...

A climate change poll conducted by AMI, State and NZI Insurance has revealed that a significant majority of New Zealanders want increased efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate-related hazards.   The survey, which is in...
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Chubb Appointments

Chubb appoints new APAC president Marcos Gunn has been appointed as the new Asia-Pacific president for US insurer Chubb, replacing Paul McNamee. McNamee has relocated to New York to become EVP and president of overseas...
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Protecting businesses with smarter cyber insurance

Cyber-attacks are on the rise and it’s not only big businesses that are aff...

In New Zealand, CERT NZ 1 responded to 1,530 cyber security incidents in the first quarter of 2024, which resulted in $6.6m direct financial loss. And if you think having cyber security measures in place affords enough protection,...
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IBANZ Forum

When does actual change of ownership occur?

QUESTION We have a client who imports and sells motorhomes. As part of their final sales process they arrange notification of transfer of ownership on Waka Kotahi website, and get motorhomes registered and complete final checks...
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