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Report highlights preparedness initiatives and renewed focus
New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (Natural Hazards Commission, or NHC) has issued its final annual report under its new name following its rebranding from the Earthquake Commission (EQC). The report highlig...Feature
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has released a new report exploring the potential for historic loss data to help financial institutions narrow gaps between perceived and actual operational risks. Part of the firm’s 'Brid...
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The peak bodies representing personal and business insurers in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand called on Commonwealth leaders at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa to discuss worse...
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Recent research from insurer AMI shows that 73% of small business owners are concerned about cyber security, and one in four say they’ve been affected within the last two years. Despite that concern, more than half of...
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A recent report by Intersec has found that New Zealand ranked ninth on the list of countries most impacted by natural disasters between 2000 and 2024. Utilising data from EM-DAT and population figures from publicly available...
A Year in Review
For this year-end issue of CoverNote we talk to four industry leaders about t...
Kris Faafoi is CEO of the Insurance Council of New Zealand. Grant Milne is MD of the ICIB BROKERWEB Group. Andy Croy in GM Distribution for NZ at QBE. Neil Cousins is CEO of Steadfast and the current president of IBANZ, the...Feature
Six insurance industry identities, who have contributed greatly to IBANZ and ...
The people are Angus McCullough, Bruce Oughton, Jo Mason, Paul Munton and Roger Abel . An Honorary Life Membership has also been bestowed posthumously upon Max Marsh who sadly passed away in July this year. Honorary Life...Advertorial
Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Japan, August 2024
The 2024 PSC Connect Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Japan brought together our brokers and employees from Australia and New Zealand, as well as key suppliers, insurers and agency partners for a dynamic and inspiring...Feature
Gallagher Insurance has been named as one of the major sponsors for the upcoming New Zealand Open after serving as a supporting sponsor earlier this year. Gallagher said that after witnessing the positive impact of the tournament...