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Olivia de Pont, senior associate, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
A person’s COVID-19 vaccination status and how they may be treated as a result has become an increasingly controversial topic. Among other issues, it raises the question of how insurers may take vaccination status into accoun...Feature
Gallagher Bassett chief client officer, Steven Walsh
The Accredited Employer Programme (AEP) can be appealing and cost-effective for large employers seeking to lower costs and self-manage injury claims within their workforce. Facilitated by the Accident Compensation Corporate (ACC), this ...Feature
Workers made redundant could receive up to 80% of their wages for seven months under a new government proposal. Finance minister Grant Robertson has unveiled plans for a new state-backed income insurance scheme, which will ...
Humans of NZI
Meet Chris Hughes, NZI’s new Executive Manager, Broker and Specialist Claims,...
Born in London, raised in Hawkes Bay and proud Waiwera Valley resident, Chris Hughes, executive manager broker and specialist claims, started in the insurance industry 33 years ago and has recently come full circle. After an...Feature
Lloyd Cavanagh, partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts and Sarah Jones, solicitor, M...
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released a consultation draft of the Insurance Contracts Bill (Bill) for public feedback on February 24. The Bill reforms and updates New Zealand’s insurance contract law...Feature
Cyber insurance to protect against cyber bullying and other personal risks ha...
Q. Why is personal cyber protection insurance necessary? Laura Murray: Because, unfortunately, cyber-crime is on the increase globally, and the COVID pandemic has only served to worsen that. As more people work from home...Feature
The insurance sector is set to experience a shake up after the government ann...
News of an increase to the EQC building cap has been met with concern by some within the insurance sector, with warnings it could undermine an already competitive industry and unfairly penalise those who live in low seismic-risk parts...Feature
Global travel and health insurer PassportCard has launched a new product designed solely for digital nomads. The product is aimed at digital-savvy remote workers and equips customers with a PassportCard red credit card. If a...
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Law firm Wotton + Kearney has promoted cyber, privacy and data security specialist Joseph Fitzgerald to partner. Fitzgerald advises large sporting, health, education and infrastructure bodies, as well as SME and non-profit...
