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IBANZ Forum

Unused Payout

Question…  If a retail client suffers a total loss and decides not to reinstate/ reopen their business but walk away, are they still entitled to make a claim for their stock which was insured under their material dama...
(Dec 2019)

IBANZ Forum

What's grossly negligent?

QUESTION…  Client got a flat tyre on his farm while fetching wood in his ute. Changed the tyre on his ute and went back home. He replaced the two front tyres of the ute, as he had a spare set in his garage. Client did...
(Dec 2019)

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When you need the best

When your client has a cracked windscreen, it might be due to an accident or if it’s a broken rear window, it might have been an act of vandalism. Whatever the cause, you want to be confident that your client will be well looked a...
(Dec 2019)

IFSO Case Study

Jewellery Claims

...how complaints can add value for you and your clients...

Jewellery is commonly lost, damaged or stolen. You can help your clients by encouraging them to take simple steps now to avoid problems later. The best time to take action, and to understand insurance policies, is before anything does...
(Dec 2019)

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Crackdown on Fraud

The battle lines have been drawn in the insurance industry’s war against insurance fraud with the establishment of a new Insurance Fraud Bureau set up by the Insurance Council. But just how common is insurance fraud? And what...
(Dec 2019)

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Getting Proactive About Cyber Risk

By Angela Cuming

In the brave new world of the age of the internet there is one threat that looms largest to businesses: cyber-attacks.  As of January 2020, virtually all of AIG’s commercial property and casualty insurance policies...
(Dec 2019)

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After the Event Insurance - A New Option To Red...

By Andrew Horne, partner, and Cora Choi, solicitor at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Houghton v Saunders [2019] NZCA 285 indicates that litigants in New Zealand may be able to benefit from an After the Event costs insurance policy (ATE policy). This may increase litigation...
(Dec 2019)

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Here's What an External Disputes Resolution Sch...

FSCL’s Susan Taylor offers insights into what lies ahead for brokers.

  T ransitional licensing for financial advisers and brokers opened on November 25. The FMA has indicated that there will be two standard conditions on financial advice provider transitional licences: You must...
(Dec 2019)

Opinion

We Can't Make Excuses

By Richard Harding, chief executive, Tower Insurance

We need to do more to deliver good customer outcomes. Confidence in our industry is at an all-time low. You only need to open the paper and you can read about a stream of debatable business practices.  And these claims...
(Dec 2019)

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From Novice to Expert

Iwona Bettridge discusses her career in insurance

Iwona Bettridge admits she barely even knew what insurance was when she joined NZI 15 years ago - now she’s a highly regarded regional manager for the company’s AON CPF (client placement facility) line. Like many...
(Dec 2019)

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