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Broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson have called off their $US30 billion merger, blaming US regulators for blocking the mega-deal. The two international broking and advisory groups scrapped plans to combine after running int...
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This month marks 15 years since Insurance Advisernet entered the New Zealand general insurance broker market. Founder David Crawford takes us back to those early days and general manager Travis Atkinson, who joined the business in 2019...
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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, togeth...
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Kiwi insurer Tower has paid a dividend to investors after posting a strong set of financial results. The group paid an interim dividend with its half-year results in May. Blair Turnbull, Tower CEO, said there an ongoing focus...
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Nick Frith and Thomas Leggat, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
The scale of the COVID-19 crisis made it obvious that the pandemic, and the public health measures it prompted from governments, would have major implications for the insurance world. Responding to an unprecedented disruption in...Feature
More than ever, underwriters are moving towards risk-based pricing. Brokers n...
Insurers in New Zealand are under increasing pressure to avoid over-exposure to natural catastrophes in high risk regions and coast lines up and down the country. As a result, risk-based pricing has come to the fore as underwriters look...IBANZ Forum
QUESTION: We have a client who rented a home for a commercial shoot. The shoot was over two days, after the shoot the owner noticed several areas of damage after the shoot. The Insurer wants to apply a separate excess to...
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QUESTION: A client had a bird nest under some roof tiles which caused water to get into a lounge ceiling. The property is the insured's weekend home and the water damage to the ceiling was not found until the following...
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Murray James talks about his cricketing days and how he got off the mark in t...
Wellington born and bred NZI Corporate Manager Murray James has been in the insurance industry for almost 30 years, and he’s proud to say he’s in it for the long term. What started with a ‘foot in the door’...Feature
Insurer Suncorp has established a customer vulnerability framework and training programme to support customers in vulnerable circumstances. The group has increased its number of community support service partners, including...
