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Liability Insurance: Key differences between PL...

Crossley Gates and Frank Rose, Keegan Alexander

Underwriters have historically broken-down liability insurance into several well-known products. Each product addresses a specific basket of ways that the insured can become legally liable to a third party.  In this article, w...

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Keeping kiwis in the know about vehicle safety

Here at Smith&Smith®, we’re on a mission to help keep your clients safe on ou...

As advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) become more common in vehicles worldwide and the safety technology becomes smarter, it is even more important that vehicle owners and repairers understand just how complex these systems are, ...

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Underwriting the unvaccinated: rating risk in a...

Olivia de Pont, senior associate, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

A person’s COVID-19 vaccination status and how they may be treated as a result has become an increasingly controversial topic. Among other issues, it raises the question of how insurers may take vaccination status into accoun...

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What you might not know about Accredited Employ...

Gallagher Bassett chief client officer, Steven Walsh

The Accredited Employer Programme (AEP) can be appealing and cost-effective for large employers seeking to lower costs and self-manage injury claims within their workforce. Facilitated by the Accident Compensation Corporate (ACC), this...

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Government income protection insurance launch

Workers made redundant could receive up to 80% of their wages for seven months under a new government proposal.  Finance minister Grant Robertson has unveiled plans for a new state-backed income insurance scheme, which will...

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Cultivating the future of claims

Meet Chris Hughes, NZI’s new Executive Manager, Broker and Specialist Claims,...

Born in London, raised in Hawkes Bay and proud Waiwera Valley resident, Chris Hughes, executive manager broker and specialist claims, started in the insurance industry 33 years ago and has recently come full circle.  After an...

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Long-awaited Insurance Contracts Bill released

Lloyd Cavanagh, partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts and Sarah Jones, solicitor, M...

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released a consultation draft of the Insurance Contracts Bill (Bill) for public feedback on February 24. The Bill reforms and updates New Zealand’s insurance contract law...

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Q&A: Cyber insurance gets personal

Cyber insurance to protect against cyber bullying and other personal risks ha...

Q. Why is personal cyber protection insurance necessary?   Laura Murray: Because, unfortunately, cyber-crime is on the increase globally, and the COVID pandemic has only served to worsen that. As more people work from home...

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EQC cap causes concern

The insurance sector is set to experience a shake up after the government ann...

News of an increase to the EQC building cap has been met with concern by some within the insurance sector, with warnings it could undermine an already competitive industry and unfairly penalise those who live in low seismic-risk parts...

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Insurance product for digital nomads

Global travel and health insurer PassportCard has launched a new product designed solely for digital nomads.  The product is aimed at digital-savvy remote workers and equips customers with a PassportCard red credit card. If a...

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