SPOTLIGHT ON
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The release of the IBANZ Advocacy Briefing Paper marked an important step in strengthening the voice of insurance brokers across New Zealand. Developed to highlight the issues that matter most to our members, the paper sets o...
SPOTLIGHT ON
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Abbott’s Christchurch appointment reflects a market-wide rethink of where exp...
Three of New Zealand’s largest broking operations are publicly making the same argument to commercial clients in 2026: insurance placement alone is no longer sufficient. A Christchurch appointment crystallises a structural questi...Feature
More than 95% of average data breach losses and 90% of average first-party losses are adequately covered by insurance, according to the latest report published in Australia by Willis, a WTW business (NASDAQ:WTW). The report, Cyber cla...
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As North America hosted the largest FIFA World Cup in history, risk managers looked beyond the matches themselves. With 48 teams, 104 matches and millions of fans expected across the US, Canada and Mexico, the tournament’s...
Climate Change
By Rachael Pettigrew, Head of Risk Advisory, Willis NZ
Organisations can spend more time preparing for the last crisis than they do for the next one. Insurance remains one of the most effective tools for managing known risks. However, some of the biggest threats facing businesses today...Climate Change
By Graham Campbell, Director - Economics and Research, New Zealand Infrastruc...
Flooding - both inland and coastal - is already one of New Zealand's most costly natural hazards, and the costs are rising. New research by Earth Sciences New Zealand, commissioned by the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te...Climate Change
A $15 million scheme elsewhere avoided 10 times its cost
Private insurers have absorbed $31 billion of the more than $64 billion in total natural hazard costs New Zealand has incurred since 2010, while government spending on reducing that risk before disasters strike has remained at just 3%,...Climate Change
Understanding Climate Risk
Yvonne Moore, head of Zurich Resilience Solutions (UK), explains why resilience programmes stall inside organisations. She also sets out what a proactive climate strategy does to an underwriting conversation, and why that exchange...Climate Change
Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Climate Change Response Amendment Bill has been welcomed by insurers for setting out a long-awaited framework for climate adaptation, but they warn that funding, implementation and durable political support will be critical to...Climate Change
AMI, State and NZI 2026 climate poll
New Zealanders do not have confidence in the country’s ability to manage climate risks, according to the latest climate change poll from AMI, State and NZI. Just 27% of New Zealanders say they are confident the country can...
