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
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 acc...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...
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Insurance brokers available now to help residents understand cover and claims
UPDATED ARTICLE As Northland assesses the damage from this week’s severe weather event, New Zealand’s network of professional insurance brokers is on standby to help those affected navigate claims that may...Profile
From 200 job rejections to Insurance Business Magazine's Rising Stars of 2025...
Tom Lima will be the first to tell you he fell into insurance. After enduring the “kick in the teeth” of roughly 200 job applications and interviews, a cousin who worked in the industry suggested he apply for a support role...Profile
Lawyer Kish Proctor discovered that solving complex problems for clients didn...
When Kish Proctor started his career as a litigation lawyer, handling commercial and criminal cases, he enjoyed the intellectual challenge of solving complex problems for clients – problems that often didn't have easy answers....Profile
At 22, with five grand in his pocket and zero clients, Ethan Gerrard co-found...
Ethan Gerrard dropped out after doing first year health science, which is usually the start of a medical career. He realised "absolutely not, this is not for me." Needing a job, his insurance broker father pointed to a vacancy...Profile
From processing clerk to leading AI implementation, Rhiannon Wharepapa's eigh...
Rhiannon Wharepapa never planned a career in insurance. After finishing school, she took a gap year job to save money for university. But a steady income proved more appealing than a student loan, and when she mentioned to a friend that...Feature
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand has unveiled an ambitious th...
The Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) has released its business plan for 2026–2028, signalling a decisive shift in how the organisation positions itself within a rapidly evolving insurance landscape. Reflecting...
