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Feature
For the first time, AMI has announced a Supporting Excellence Student Award winner through the Ryda programme, recognising high school student Zane Lott for his leadership, responsibility and standout road safety mindset as a young dri...
IBANZ Forum
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, n...IBANZ Forum
NHI/FENZ
QUESTION: An insured builds a self-contained home. The building is intended to be lived in by the insured (owner-occupied). It is 100% residential use. It is a freestanding home that is not attached to any other building. It has it...
IFSO Case Study
After severe flooding, the Chan* family’s house was badly damaged and needed to be rebuilt. Their insurer accepted the claim and agreed to cover the cost of rebuilding the home. However, a dispute arose about how high the...
Advertorial
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...Feature
Kris Faafoi is Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te K...
New Zealand has started 2026 with a reminder about the reality of extreme weather. In January, communities across the upper North Island and East Cape experienced torrential rain, flooding and landslips that damaged homes, cut...Feature
New data released recently reveals a record 46 storms over the past 12 months, driving a sharp rise in claims. Phil Gibson, AMI, State and NZI CEO, says: “Between autumn 2025 and summer 2026, our claims teams supported...
Appointments
IBANZ recently welcomed Nick Raven to our small Auckland-based team in the newly created role of Communications and Content Manager. Nick takes over responsibility for member engagement and communication across all channels...
Feature
On 1 May 2026, changes to the Privacy Act came into force. These changes directly impact how and when you share personal information with third party providers (such as insurers, underwriting agencies, loss adjusters, claim repairers,...
IBANZ Forum
Commercial Fleet/Vehicle
QUESTION: The insured makes a motor claim which is accepted by the insurer. Given the type of claim, the claim falls under a section 1 automatic policy benefit which is sub-limited to $5,000 in the policy wording. This again is...
