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Two become one: Delta Insurance New Zealand an...

Award-winning underwriting agency Delta Insurance Group is amalgamating its  property business into Delta Insurance New Zealand, as it seeks to further its superior insurance services to its New Zealand-based clients and policyhold...

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Suncorp boosts support ahead of ex-Cyclone Gabr...

Suncorp sent an additional team of claims specialists and assessors from its Australian insurance operations to New Zealand as communities in the North Island dealt with more severe weather, including heavy rain and gale-force winds, of...

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IAG Group provides update amid North Island floods

Insurance Australia Group provided a market update as it dealt with the impact of late January’s floods across the North Island. IAG expects its first-half profit after tax to be A$468 million, while gross written premiums ar...

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Delta’s Kirk predicts a changing market

Craig Kirk, co-founder of Delta Insurance and the group’s executive director ...

What are the biggest challenges facing the NZ underwriting market right now? Given the significant impact we have seen across parts of the country from Cyclone Gabrielle, it is no surprise that one of the biggest challenges...

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Tower provides NZX update on floods

As of February 9, Tower received 4810 claims relating to the floods that hit hit the upper North Island on Auckland Anniversary weekend. The NZX-listed insurer noted that 2660 of the claims were for home insurance, 740 were for...

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Debunking common cyber security myths

by Andy Beven, liability & cyber underwriting manager at NZI

Andy Beven, liability & cyber underwriting manager at NZI, breaks down common cyber security myths that could be holding businesses back.  Many business owners are unaware of the growing threat of cyber-attacks and are...

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Shining the light on electrical safety

Meet Toby Lancaster, NZI’s new electrical inspector, who’s come on board with...

Dealing with anything electrical can be frightening for some people, and for good reason. Toby Lancaster, on the other hand, discovered his passion at a young age after following in his father's footsteps into the trade....

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Tower slashes earnings and dividend in wake of ...

Tower reduced its forecast for annual profits and dividends following the North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The insurance company now expects net profit after tax of between $18 million to $23 million, down from a...

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AMI, State and NZI receive more than 21,000 flo...

By February 14, AMI, State, and NZI had received over 21,000 claims from the summer’s North Island floods, as the devastating weather events continued. According to IAG, 57% of claims were for homes, 21% for contents, 6% for...

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Cyclone and floods redefine NZ risk

The summer’s devastating North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will chang...

Climate change is having a real and tangible impact on New Zealanders' lives, as the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increased during this summer's devastating floods. The events are set to have a significant...

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