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Repairhub, AMI, State, and NZI's specialist vehicle repair centre, has launched an apprenticeship programme to attract new talent to the industry. “The collision repair industry as a whole has been struggling to fin...
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NZI is helping businesses manage and mitigate electrical safety and lower the risk of commercial fires. The group’s electrical safety inspectors, Toby Lancaster and Zak Dean, are working to identify customers’ electrica...
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Vero Insurance New Zealand is providing additional training for employees to become assessors for EQCover claims under the EQC Act after a surge in claims. Nearly ten months after the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle...
Humans of NZI
Jason Phang has been with IAG New Zealand for almost 14 years. He started in the firm’s marketing and reputation team in 2009, looking after NZI. Fast forward to 2023, Jason is now NZI’s manager for portfolio, pricing...
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Global insurance broker Lockton has appointed Craig Buckle as its New Zealand chief executive officer, effective from January. Buckle succeeds Peter Lowe, who led the broker group’s expansion into the Pacific region....
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How can brokers achieve the right balance between flexibility and productivit...
The future of work had already started to change before the Covid pandemic, but it certainly accelerated during those unprecedented times. There were no rules to follow; we had to come up with a way of adapting and thriving to not only...Profile
CoverNote spoke with Lockton New Zealand chief executive Peter Lowe ahead of ...
Lowe, who makes way for new CEO Craig Buckle in January, shared his thoughts on 30 years in the insurance industry, the future for the sector, and advice for young brokers. You are retiring at the end of the year; how has the...Feature
The Hawke’s Bay Independent Flood Review has called on home, business and property owners, iwi/hapū, communities, business groups and regional infrastructure owners impacted by flooding from Cyclone Gabrielle to contribute...
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Suncorp New Zealand has chosen sustainable energy provider Ecotricity as its utility partner for its 12 new Suncorp New Zealand office spaces across Aotearoa. The insurer said the switch meant all of its NZ officers were now...
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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has announced Ben Marsh of Sedgwick as the winner of its Making a Difference Award in the Claims category. The awards honour individuals who have gone above...
