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Matt Connolly, the Founder and CEO of international insurance market intelligence company Sønr, was a highlight of the recent Resonate 25 Insurance Innovation conference in Auckland where he presented key findings from Søn...
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What NIBA’s Future Report means for New Zealand brokers
The National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) in Australia released a major report at its recent 2025 convention setting out the trends likely to reshape insurance broking through to 2035 - and many of the insights will strike a cho...FSCL Case Study
Jiya* owned commercial office space that she converted into several office spaces for renting. The insurance for the units was managed by the Body Corporate. In February 2023, one of the office spaces was damaged during the Aucklan...
FSCL Case Study
In March 2024, Ari* was on a holiday in Bali with her friends. On their last day, they checked out of their hotel and left their suitcases there while they went out. Ari packed all her valuable clothing and accessories in her backpack,...
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Katherine Wilson steps into the CEO role at the Insurance Brokers Association...
What attracted you to this role? Firstly, I’m excited about the chance to lead a membership organisation. I’m a strategic thinker who enjoys working with people, learning about the issues facing the industry,...Feature
A land-use modelling system commissioned by the Natural Hazards Commission Toka TÅ« Ake (NHC) has been developed to help councils and planners evaluate how zoning rules and infrastructure investment decisions could...
FSCL Case Study
Russell* ran a plumbing business and insured all company cars under a commercial motor vehicle policy. In February 2024, his employee, Nisha*, reported one of the company cars stolen. Shortly after reporting the theft to the...
IBANZ Forum
Material Damage/BI/Contract Work
QUESTION I was of the understanding that under Section 269 of the Property Law Act 2007 that tenants could NOT be held liable for the Landlord's commercial insurance policy excess. I have recently seen lease...Feature
IAG New Zealand has announced an insurance profit of AU$606m (FY24: AU$457m) for the financial year ended 30 June 2025, delivering a reported insurance margin of 27.4% (FY24: 22.5%). This result reflects the lower cost of...
IBANZ Forum
QUESTION A policy wording states the limit on what an insurer will pay is $5,000 in regards to unspecified jewellery, and they then issue a purchase authority to the jeweller for the full amount (true replacement...
