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Compliance or Competitive Advantage? CoIA is a...

To adapt to the upcoming Contracts of Insurance Act (CoIA), will your organisation be adding layers to cope, or will you re-design work to perform? How much will your approach really cost your business? Will y...
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Wrong Range Rover cancelled

Commercial Fleet/Vehicle

QUESTION: We have a client with a number of vehicles insured with the same insurer.  He had two Range Rovers, both insured, sold one and instructed us to cancel cover on it.  He advised the wrong rego. so the Range rover ...
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Swiss Re CEO bets on AI for productivity gains ...

Swiss Re CEO Andreas Berger says AI will overhaul how the reinsurance group operates, predicting productivity gains "such as we have not seen in decades," while defending a business partnership that has drawn accusations of e...
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Vero is accelerating to back brokers in a chang...

A look into Vero’s countrywide Broker Roadshow by Jane Brewer, Executive Ge...

Insurance has always been an industry shaped by change. But right now, that change feels like it’s accelerating in every direction at once. A 219% increase in weather-related claims volumes year-on-year 1 . Nearly $9 billion in...
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Rothbury introduces flexible partnership progra...

A different way to think about partnership

Independent insurance brokers are under more pressure than ever. Compliance requirements keep growing, underwriters want more data and reporting, clients expect faster service, and staff recruitment, training and retention is a...
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FENZ levy changes from 1 July 2026

From 1 July 2026, the way the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) levy is c...

When do the changes apply? The new levy rules apply to policies that start (are entered into) or renew on or after 1 July 2026. Policies already in place before this date continue under current levy rules until renewal. This...
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AMI urges households to take lithium-ion batter...

AMI is urging New Zealand households to stay vigilant, as new data shows most lithium-ion battery incidents stem from unsafe charging. AMI Executive General Manager Claims, Steph Ferris says the data shows just how quickly things...
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CEO says AI strategy only half the equation

The insurance industry is in the grip of a familiar tension. Carriers are pouring capital into AI-driven automation, promising faster underwriting, smarter claims handling and leaner operations. And yet, as Aon's Chief Executive...
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More storms, more claims, more reasons to have ...

As a small island nation New Zealand has always lived with weather risk, but industry tracking shows storm-related claims were up more than 250% in the 12 months to February 2026. Storms struck somewhere in New Zealand roughly once...
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Defective work & trades endorsement and resulta...

Liability/Cyber/Product Recall/Crime/Fidelity

QUESTION: I’d welcome expert views on interpreting NZI’s Defective Work – Trades Endorsement, particularly around resultant damage. Scenario: A trade contractor installs flashing incorrectly (workmanship,...
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