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Asia-Pacific insurers start 2026 with a set of overlapping pressures and adjustments linked to geopolitics, natural catastrophes, artificial intelligence, and capital markets, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s APAC...
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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...Feature
Released recently, AMI’s inaugural Motor Report reveals a steady decline in collision-related claims, coinciding with the growing adoption of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Over the past year, AMI received more t...
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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
P hillip Gibson takes over the role of Chief Executive of IAG New Zealand this month. Mr Gibson brings over 30 years of insurance, advisory, and technology leadership experience in Canada and the USA, including senior executive...
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In this cycle, brokers can’t afford to buy on price alone: terms and conditio...
For the global insurance industry, the early signals for 2026 are hard to miss: pricing continues to ease in many areas, competition is sharpening, and buyers are pushing harder. Guy Carpenter’s 1 January 2026 renewal report...Feature
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...
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Domestic/Lifestyle
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...IBANZ Forum
Domestic/Lifestyle
QUESTION We have a client who heard running water coming from under the house and immediately called a plumber to investigate. In order to get to the impacted area, the plumber and subsequently a builder had to remove...IBANZ Forum
NHI/FENZ
QUESTION I have been assisting a <non-client> of mine, who has held their insurance via a direct insurer. Their residential property, along with two others (either side), suffered a landslip in 2023 on their land that sloped...
