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Feature
New research released by Vero Insurance this week shows nearly two thirds of New Zealand’s small and medium enterprise owners and decision makers (SMEs) want insurance advice following the Covid-19 crisis. Most wanted a...
IBANZ Forum
Question... We have a claim with significant damage, but not yet looking like a total loss, on a six-month-old digger. While the repairs are being undertaken by the official manufacturer, they are saying that the repairs will vo...
Feature
Insurance customers received $19.7 million to meet losses from the February 2020 floods that led to a state of emergency being declared in Southland, Fiordland and Clutha. The preliminary figures show the severity of the event whic...
Feature
Suncorp New Zealand is helping children affected by domestic violence stay connected with their schools and online learning through a one-off $100,000 donation to the domestic violence charity, Shine. Suncorp New Zealand has...
Feature
By Angela Cuming
Insurance brokers have felt the impact of Covid-19 swiftly and keenly. From dealing with slow home office internet speeds and the demands of junior “co-workers” home from school to managing clients who are suffering...IBANZ Forum
Question... My clients have recently separated, and their house and contents policies are in joint names. One party has moved out into another jointly-owned home. The separation, after many years of marriage, is far from...
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Apex has hired a construction and engineer specialist to provide guidance to clients in that industry. Managing director James McGhie said he had seen the business’s construction and engineering portfolio grow significantly...
Opinion
Insurers have opportunity to show support for New Zealand in Covid-19 recover...
Navigating the turbulence of a global economic crisis requires insurers to maintain an even ballast between the cargo of customer interests and buoyant solvency. In New Zealand, rated one of the riskiest for its size, the...FSCL Case Study
FSCL expects more complaints about insurance brokers as the pandemic effects ...
We are starting to see a few complaints about insurance brokers arising out of Covid-19 disruption and expect we may see more as time goes on. We anticipate that as clients, in particular small businesses, discover that their...PIQ College
Going back to ‘normal’ may not be as easy as you expect By Rod Severn
I need to practice social distancing…from my refrigerator! Here at the Professional IQ College we used to only worry about Level 5. Now we have a whole new range of levels to be concerned about. Still, most...
