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Question... Our client had a car that was insured in his name stolen. The claim was recently settled by payment to his nominated account. His wife has now asked for details of the settlement as she says she is entit...
IFSO Case Study
A client held vehicle insurance with the insurer for his tractor. He made a claim, because a clutch circlip dislodged inside the tractor and became caught in the tractor’s transmission, requiring nearly $18,000 of repairs. Th...
FSCL Case Study
The insured travelled to Australia to spend time with her daughter. One day, she accidentally dropped her daughter’s laptop while she was sitting on the couch. The screen became discoloured and eventually stopped working. The insu...
Live News
PSC Connect continues to show impressive growth since its inception in 2012 with 43 Member Brokers and $50m GWP throughout New Zealand. The PSC Group also continues its expansion globally with two recent purchases in the UK and...
Feature
A sea change in pricing property insurance by Andrew Horne and Olivia de Pon...
New Zealand’s largest property insurer group recently announced a move towards more risk-based underwriting for property and contents insurance in areas considered prone to natural disasters. These changes will result in premium...IBANZ Forum
Question... I have a company who is constructing a building in their own name. They have arranged contract works insurance, but have also asked about defective workmanship. As the building is owned by them, I advised they could...
Feature
by Andrew Horne and Nick Frith, of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
A recent case indicates that insurance brokers and insurers may owe a continuing duty to inform customers if circumstances change during the policy term. This will be of interest to brokers and insurers who may have assumed...PIQ College
This year’s Women in Insurance Broker of the Year winner, Faith Owens from ...
How did you come to be a broker? I started my career working for AA Insurance in Penrose many years ago, and then carried on working in insurance in London in the early 2000s. This included a stint at loss adjusting...Live News
Canterbury homeowners are being offered a new way to resolve their outstanding earthquake claims. The Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal opened on June 10. Justice Minister Andrew Little said it would be a fair,...
FSCL Case Study
In early 2018, the insured’s jet ski stopped working. He took the jet ski to his usual repairer, but they were at capacity, and could not take on the repairs. They recommended another repairer, who was performing repairs...
