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Climate disclosure law introduced

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 Blair Williams named ‘Insurance Le...

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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IBANZ Forum

Under the influence of drugs

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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IAG introduces vaccine mandate

IAG, the owner of AMI, State, NZI, NAC, Lumley and Lantern, has introduced a vaccine mandate for employees working in its offices, and locations where staff interact with the public. The range of Covid-19 health and safety measures...
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Humans of NZI

From Corporal to corporate

Meet NZI’s Corporate Liability Manager, Martin Stroud, who brings life less...

Martin Stroud began his insurance career in South Africa 40 years ago. After serving in South Africa’s army for two years, Martin was surprised to learn there were a few skills he’d picked up which he’s been able to...
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More extreme weather likely in summer months ahead

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...
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Delta starts automated renewal pilot with brokers

Delta Insurance unveiled a new, digitised renewal process that it hopes will make policies “significantly simpler” for clients. According to chief operating officer Kent Chaplin, automation will allow the company to...
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New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards 2021

      CONGRATULATIONS! Broking Professional of the Year Faith Owens, Bridges Insurance Large Broking Company of the Year Insurance Advisernet New Zealand...
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Opinion

Statutory Liability Policies and Pecuniary Pena...

By Crossley Gates and Frank Rose, Keegan Alexander

One of the insurance industry’s best innovations in New Zealand has been the introduction of the Statutory Liability Policy in the 1990s. Even today, more than 20 years later, there is no insurance policy quite like it elsewhere...
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Marine cargo surveying – how times have changed

Shelley Beasley, head of marine NZ at Sedgwick, started her career as a surveyor in the New Zealand marine industry in 1986, and provides an update on the cargo market. Go back 30 years Exponential growth in shipping,...
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