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New Zealand has introduced a law forcing financial institutions, including insurers, to disclose their climate-related risks. Climate change minister and Green MP James Shaw said the disclosure regime would make New Zealand a &ldqu...
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IAG NZ’s General Counsel and Executive General Manager External Relations, Blair Williams, has been jointly awarded the Insurance Leader of the Year Award at the New Zealand Insurance Awards, hosted by ANZIFF, the Australian and N...
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Delta Insurance (New Zealand) Ltd has appointed Adrian Sweeney as Underwriting Manager for their liability and speciality lines insurance business in New Zealand. British-born, Mr Sweeney has almost four decades’ experience i...
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Level 5 on the to-do-list? Top tips for distance learning and getting the m...
The prospect of setting time aside from an already busy schedule to complete a qualification is, understandably, a bit daunting. But help is at hand. Read on for some tips for Distance Learning, and accessing dedicated support...IBANZ Forum
QUESTION: Our client had taken out PMV policy and it was named driver only comprehensive policy. Named driver is under 25. Driver's uncle was driving the car who caused the accident. He is over 25 and has no previous...
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QUESTION: A client had a bird nest under some roof tiles which caused water to get into a lounge ceiling. The property is the insured's weekend home and the water damage to the ceiling was not found until the following...
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QUESTION: We have a client who rented a home for a commercial shoot. The shoot was over two days, after the shoot the owner noticed several areas of damage after the shoot. The Insurer wants to apply a separate excess to...
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QUESTION: We have a client who was engaged to renovate a home. This involved replacing some flooring with secondhand tawa flooring to match existing. The flooring was purchased from a dealer but once laid and sanded back was...
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QUESTION: A tree in a car park owned by a commercial landlord breaks in a weather event and damages a trailer parked in the car park and owned by the tenant to the building. The landlord wishes to make a claim for the...
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Insurer Suncorp has established a customer vulnerability framework and training programme to support customers in vulnerable circumstances. The group has increased its number of community support service partners, including...
