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By Olivia de Pont, senior associate, and Nick Frith, senior associate, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts The Government has announced a new package to assist purchasers of earthquake-damaged homes who have discovered that the property ha...
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To a certain extent we all have expectations about future events or occurrences which are in part formed by our beliefs and experiences. If you have not studied by distance learning before you may have some unreal expectations.&n...
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This year’s Women in Insurance Broker of the Year winner, Faith Owens from Br...
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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Question.. Hope you can assist on a little travel claim as the insurers are declining based on semantics. Our client has a corporate travel policy in place. Our client makes up part of the executive management team and is...
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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...
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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...
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Question... A client owns a property in Christchurch. The building suffered some minor damage in Christchurch earthquakes and claim was cash settled . The damage was assessed as plaster and painting only. The tenant now...
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Question... Our client's general liability policy contains the following exclusion: "Building defects alleging, arising directly or indirectly out of, or in respect of: 2.1 the failure of any building or structure to...
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By Tim Grafton
It has been an unparalleled past 12 months of regulatory reviews around insurance and financial services. From the Hayne Royal Commission in Australia to the FMA reviews into the banking and life insurance sectors in New Zealand, and...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....
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The insured had cover for his mobile business assets. In February 2019, he was contracted to water blast a school. The water blaster and its accessories were secured to a purpose-built trailer and stored within a toolbox which was...
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An insured held insurance on his contents and vehicle. In July 2018, a sequence of events started, which included the taking of the vehicle, and a number of burglaries of the contents. The client reported the...
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English Court of Appeal says a ‘hornets’ nest’ or ‘can of worms’ is a valid c...
The English Court of Appeal recently overturned the High Court’s decision in Euro Pools Plc v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2018] EWHC 46. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in Euro Pools Plc v Royal...
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