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IBANZ Forum
Two people had planned a safari tour to Africa. Both obtained travel insurance policies from the same insurer. A month before their trip, one man got ill and his GP declared that he was unfit to travel for the next three months. H...
Humans of NZI
Andy Rowe discusses his experiences in the insurance industry and his love fo...
Andy Rowe started in the insurance industry a few years after school, when he was looking for a role in which, in his own words, he could use his brain and work in a career that was interesting and rewarding. After a variety...Feature
Owner-occupiers of unit and apartments living in earthquake-prone buildings will have certainty about what support they’ll be eligible for from the Government, Minister for Building and Construction Jenny Salesa says. The Res...
Feature
When Delta Insurance decided to continue their support of the GirlBoss Awards by sponsoring the Emerging Leader Award again last year, they weren’t quite expecting the impact the winner would have on the company. ...
Opinion
By Crossley Gates
We look at two recent court decisions, one in the Court of Appeal of Western Australia and the other in the High Court of New Zealand, where poor policy drafting led to policy interpretation disputes. In both cases, the courts...Feature
The Police Health Plan which is administered by the Police Welfare Fund, has been awarded the Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for 2019. The award is the result of Consumer NZ’s customer satisfaction survey of health...
IBANZ Forum
Question: We have a situation with a leak under the driveway within a residential property. Under the home definition the driveway is included as long as it is within residential boundaries. The client has a leak...
IFSO Case Study
In September 2006, through the broker, a company arranged cover for a refrigeration truck. In or about September 2009, the company’s director had a telephone discussion with the broker, about adding an endorsement to...
Feature
Julian Clarke, director of Apex’s Christchurch branch, shifted to the indus...
How did you get into the industry? After a long career in another industry I decided that it was time for a change in 2018 and I looked around for an industry where I felt that I could make a fundamental difference to people`s...IFSO Update
Karen Stevens, Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman, says the best time for consumers to undersand insurance is before they need it. “It’s both our message to consumers, and to financial advisers who belong...
