Opinion
By Crossley Gates and Frank Rose, Keegan Alexander
One of the insurance industry’s best innovations in New Zealand has been the introduction of the Statutory Liability Policy in the 1990s. Even today, more than 20 years later, there is no insurance policy quite like it elsewhere i...Feature
The group developing a new code of conduct for financial advisers has released a draft – and it will mean big changes for insurance brokers. The code will guide everyone who gives financial advice under the new regime. It is ...
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Despite an overall increase in business confidence, companies are not prepared for the impact of disruption, a new survey suggests. The Suncorp New Zealand Business Success Index found that while 78% of businesses reported ...
Feature
Code of conduct proposals too strict on qualifications, industry associations...
Large numbers of general insurance brokers could leave the industry if proposed new qualification standards are brought in, IBANZ has warned. The working group developing the new code of conduct for all financial advisers has...Feature
Move to granular pricing part of bigger shift for industry. By Angela Cuming
Tower Insurance will soon start pricing premiums based on how at-risk residential properties are to all ''natural perils'' in a move experts predict will shake up the local insurance industry and encourage other...Feature
By Michael Naylor, Massey University
The industry of the future may bear very little similarity to the world you work in today. Here's why. In recent years insurance has lagged other sectors in terms of adoption of IT. This technological lagging means that...Stories
The Insurance Council of NZ is encouraging consumers of insurance and community and consumer groups to have their say on the review of the Fair Insurance Code. The code sets standards for general insurers who are members of...
IBANZ Forum
Employee or contractor? Question My client owns a transport company. One of their "employees" is employed on a sub-contracting basis, invoicing the company each month for his hours. He does not work for anyone...
Stories
After ticking over five years since establishing in New Zealand PSC Connect h...
After ticking over five years since establishing in New Zealand PSC Connect has been a remarkable success story. With 35 Member Broker businesses throughout New Zealand dealing with $30mill GWP they continue to provide an outstanding...IFSO Case Study
Colin* arranged life and trauma cover with the help of financial adviser Fred*. Fred and Felicity*, a mutual friend, completed the application on Colin’s behalf. When Colin required a coronary angiogram, he made a claim...
