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Q&A with Jill Comley-Forbes - Chief executive o...

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 mo...

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Rothbury - Helping business clients navigate fi...

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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Coalition government to keep CoFI

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 t...

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Nearly one in ten let home insurance lapse: Con...

Nearly one in every ten homeowners has let their home insurance policy lapse due to high costs, according to a new study by Consumer NZ. The consumer body found that 8% of NZ homeowners have let their policy expire, blaming soaring...

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Navigating 2024 - Impacts and outlook for insur...

Brokers face one of the most challenging insurance markets in years, writes H...

In the early months of 2024, the New Zealand insurance market faces a series of structural shifts that will ask hard questions of all industry professionals. Consumers of insurance are looking to professionals to provide answers as...

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AIG appoints Liam Pomfret as New Zealand genera...

American International Group (AIG) promoted Liam Pomfret to the position of New Zealand general manager. Pomfret, who joined AIG in 2018 as Asia Pacific head of professional indemnity & cyber, will report to Grant Cairns, head...

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IBANZ - May to December 2024 Topics

(December 2023)

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IBANZ Calendar of Events

FEBRUARY 2024 February 8 TOPIC: The art of time management PRESENTER: Jean Barr We are all busy and time management is something we struggle with. Your outcomes will be how to forecast your business through...
(December 2023)

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Katrina Shanks to become new ANZIIF CEO

Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has appointed Financial Advice NZ CEO Katrina Shanks as its next chief executive. Ben Bessell, ANZIIF president, said: “I am delighted that Katrina will...

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Hose clamp causes chaos

QUESTION... A client had a hose clamp come off an air hose causing the trailer to lose air pressure and the brakes to jam on causing the tyres to lock up and creating flat spots - 12 tyres were damaged. The relevant section of...

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