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It is fundamental to all insurance that it only covers a fortuity – that is, a loss that is accidental from the insured’s point of view. So, how are the courts to interpret a liability policy that excludes: Liabi...
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Claims is a people business, writes Dr. Dexter Morse, former Director Global Insurance & Risk Management at the International Air Transport Association (IATA). There are so many lessons to be learned from the claims department. ...
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Vero Insurance urged customers affected by flooding in Canterbury to use the mental health benefit on their rural insurance policies. “The flooding in Canterbury is having a significant impact on our rural insurance customers...
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Murray James talks about his cricketing days and how he got off the mark in t...
Wellington born and bred NZI Corporate Manager Murray James has been in the insurance industry for almost 30 years, and he’s proud to say he’s in it for the long term. What started with a ‘foot in the door’...Advertorial
This month marks 15 years since Insurance Advisernet entered the New Zealand general insurance broker market. Founder David Crawford takes us back to those early days and general manager Travis Atkinson, who joined the business in...
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Nick Frith and Thomas Leggat, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
The scale of the COVID-19 crisis made it obvious that the pandemic, and the public health measures it prompted from governments, would have major implications for the insurance world. Responding to an unprecedented disruption in...Feature
Broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson have called off their $US30 billion merger, blaming US regulators for blocking the mega-deal. The two international broking and advisory groups scrapped plans to combine after running...
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A new National Disaster Response scheme has been created which will see insurers become a single point of contact for disaster-related claims. Insurers and the EQC have confirmed a deal which will see all claims handled by private...
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Suncorp New Zealand has appointed Andrew MacFarlane as its new chief financial officer. MacFarlane joins in September from ANZ, where he has spent the last 25 years in finance roles including in its institutional division, retail...
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Revolutionary technology from global risk management innovator, eDriving, has forever changed the way driving is measured, reported and improved. MENTOR by eDriving is a state-of-the-art digital driver risk management app that uses...
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For those of you yet to commence your qualifications under the new FSLAA regulations, the clock is now truly ticking. The alarm goes off on the 15th March 2023, and if you haven’t got your qualification by then you cannot give...
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Professional IQ College provided an award late last year to Ivana Vink, the winner of the last KWT Scholarship. The winner had 12 months to take up the Scholarship to undertake the College programme leading to the New Zealand...
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QUESTION: A client lives in an upmarket suburb and their house is up a long driveway some 80m+ long and not visible from the street front. Our client was having a number of guests around and as a result left his keys in his...
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QUESTION: We have a client who has had two areas of netting damaged, one area slashed and cut, and another just further along has had a section slashed and cut out and the netting taken. The netting is designed to stop...
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QUESTION: A local cricket club was playing a game of cricket. A player during the game hit a ball, it cleared the boundary and hit a neighbouring property, causing damage. Under the Public Liability policy in place for the...
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