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Last month, IBANZ Chief Executive Katherine Wilson joined industry leaders at Business New Zealand’s renowned Back to Business event, an annual gathering recognised as one of the country’s most influential corporate netwo...
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IAG New Zealand recently announced an insurance profit of AU$268m (NZ$314m) for the six-month period ended 31 December, delivering a reported insurance margin of 25.1%. This result reflects a lower cost of natural disaste...
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What Vero’s latest research means for brokers
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent around 97% of all enterprises in New Zealand and contribute roughly a quarter of national output*. For brokers, that is not just an economic statistic. It defines your core client bas...
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Litigation costs and shifting conditions may close the window sooner than exp...
Global insurance markets ended 2025 on favourable terms for buyers, but conditions are becoming increasingly varied across product lines and regions, according to Aon's Q4 2025 Global Insurance Market Insights. According to...Feature
By Tim Williams, partner at Chapman Tripp. Tim specialises in the financial s...
Generative AI chatbots may be breaching financial adviser licensing and regulatory requirements of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA), according to Chapman Tripp partner Tim Williams. Williams raised the concern in the recent...Profile
At 22, with five grand in his pocket and zero clients, Ethan Gerrard co-found...
Ethan Gerrard dropped out after doing first year health science, which is usually the start of a medical career. He realised "absolutely not, this is not for me." Needing a job, his insurance broker father pointed to a vacancy...Feature
By David Leach, CEO of JAVLN, which provides cloud-based policy and document ...
Think of AI as a trade tool. While builders are great with hammers, they keep up to date with the latest power tools. Similarly, brokers now need to be great with AI tools. At JAVLN, AI is encouraged. Our team uses AI tools daily....Feature
Following weather-related states of emergency in five North Island districts, New Zealand’s network of professional insurance brokers is on standby to help those affected navigate claims that may result. The Insurance Brokers...
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From 200 job rejections to Insurance Business Magazine's Rising Stars of 2025...
Tom Lima will be the first to tell you he fell into insurance. After enduring the “kick in the teeth” of roughly 200 job applications and interviews, a cousin who worked in the industry suggested he apply for a support role...IBANZ Forum
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QUESTION Our client lives overseas and has a rental property in New Zealand. Following receiving a water bill from TDC for over $14,000 it was discovered there was a leak in the pipe leading from the mains down the driveway to the...
