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Dogs driving vans, stolen false teeth, and speeding jandals were among State Insurance’s most peculiar claims of the year. The insurer has released a list of the most curious claims of the last calendar year, with animal-rela...
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Australian insurance group Market Lane has moved into the NZ market. Newly established company Market Lane Insurance Group (NZ) Limited will provide underwriting and placement solutions, covering contemporary and future risks. ...
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Suncorp NZ reported a small increase in half-year profit, as premium income rose by 20%, but the group warned of likely increases to reinsurance costs. The NZ division of the Australian giant recorded a profit of $94 million for th...
Humans of NZI
A proudly born and raised Cantabrian, Gary Rennie was a career banker for 30 years before stepping into the world of insurance. Four years after the Canterbury earthquakes in 2011, Gary’s first insurance role saw him helping...
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Insurance Australia Group, the owner of State, AMI and NZI, included an extra A$250 million of drop-down cover for a New Zealand-specific second event as it announced its 2024 catastrophe reinsurance programme. The Australia-based...
Insurance
IAG has called for a change in approach to natural disaster management following last year’s devastating floods. The insurance group reflected on the one year anniversary of the North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle,...
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PSC Insurance Group, an ASX listed company and the parent company of PSC Connect NZ has announced the release of its comprehensive half-year results to December 31, 2023. The key highlights for the half year are:...
Profile
Jill Comley-Forbes was named as the New Zealand chief executive of global broking powerhouse WTW late last year, taking over the role from Michael Brown. An IBANZ board member, Jill has worked in the insurance sector for...
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Insurance brokers have an important role to play guiding businesses towards insurance solutions that strike a balance between coverage, risk and affordability amid a barrage of local and global challenges. Roger Abel, managing director...
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The coalition government has decided to keep Conduct of Financial Institution...
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly said financial institutions would need to continue to work towards a license under CoFI, regulation which aims to prevent banks, insurers and non-bank deposit takers from mistreating...
