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By Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
In 2018, there were more than 2000 data breaches reported to CERT NZ – just the tip of a now mammoth iceberg affecting the personal and confidential information of millions of people and businesses globally. The ever-in...Feature
By Tim Grafton, chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand
In the last few years, there have been several fires involving multi-level building overseas where combustible aluminium composite panel cladding (APC cladding) has been a significant contributing factor to the damage caused by the fire...Feature
By Lou Draper
People said social media marketing for business would be an enormous fad. A waste of time and energy, and if it did take off, it would be something to entertain the kids, but not much else. Twenty years on however, social media for...
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By Nick Frith, senior associate, and Andrew Horne, partner, Minter Ellison Ru...
The Law Commission paper A little over 20 years ago, the Law Commission published a paper with a title that hinted only vaguely at its contents: “Some Insurance Law Problems”. It examined five...Feature
By Jemimah Giblett, solicitor, Maria Collett-Bevan, senior associate, and Kar...
Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill (FSLAB) The FSLAB remains before the Committee of the Whole House for consideration and is expected to be progressed during the first quarter of 2019. However, it is possible that the...Feature
2018 was a shocking year for road fatalities, with almost 400 deaths. It’s the highest road toll in eight years. As a result, the Government is looking into taking up the "Vision Zero" approach to road safety. ...
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Nicholas Moss, director, financial services audit, KPMG
The 2018 KPMG Global Chief Executive Outlook, which surveyed 1300 chief executives, including 50 New Zealand chief executives, found that eight-in-ten insurance chief executives believe they are now meeting (or even...Feature
New products available to insurance brokers in 2019 are a sign of the times, ...
Cyber cover is here; crypto still to come Great technology comes with great responsibility, and the insurance industry calls this “emerging risks”. While self-driving cars aren’t quite in New Zealand...Feature
Recent apartment and factory fires around the world, resulting in millions of dollars’ worth of property loss and in some cases, the loss of life, have resulted in a worldwide debate over the safety of insulated panelling....
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By Angela Cuming
Buying insurance may be easy enough but buying the right type of insurance is often not so straightforward. There’s a lot a stake when it comes to insurance – choose wisely and a person’s financial security and peace...
