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Employers need to focus on mental health risks and health communications in t...
Workplace harm extends beyond injuries at work. It’s estimated that about 100 people die from workplace accidents every year in New Zealand while the economic and social cost of work-related injuries is $3.5 billion. One in five...IBANZ Forum
QUESTION: Policy exclusion: "This policy does not insure loss to or liability arising from any insured vehicle while it is being driven by any person who is under the influence of any intoxicating substance or drug." ...
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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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LGBTQ is the acronym commonly used to address the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer/questioning community. Workplace diversity has been en-vogue for some time but many companies are still grappling with defining...
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Liam Pomfret, AIG's Head of Cyber & Professional Indemnity, Asia Pacific, tal...
Are cyber attacks on the increase in New Zealand? If you read the media, it points towards that. From AIG’s perspective, our cyber claim count in New Zealand has been increasing each year, as it has in other...IBANZ Forum
QUESTION: Insured sold their pleasurecraft a year ago, the purchaser has not paid the full amount (will pay remainder later) but essentially owns the vessel. The vessel continued to be insured because the client assumed that...
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Garry Taylor, executive general manager for NZI, on New Zealand’s weather a...
According to research published in the journa lof Nature Climate Change, at least 85 percent of the world’s population has felt the effects of our changing climate. As countries around the world report...Feature
The Covid-19 pandemic will lead to significant changes for insurance brokers,...
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, brokers and insurers have adapted to constant changes. The crisis has altered the way we live, work and travel, and the insurance industry has moved swiftly to adjust to those changes as...IBANZ Forum
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...
