Fixing the puzzle: How Partners Life founder Naomi Ballantyne is mending NZ’s insurance industry
It's like a puzzle and I haven't fixed it yet, there's still more to do." In her 38 years in...
Year: 2020
New Zealand to adopt ‘world-leading’ new natural disaster insurance claims model
Natural disaster insurance claimants will no longer have to deal with the Earthquake Commission, because private insurers are taking over...
Long Covid a new problem for insurers to grapple with
Covid-19 has presented a new problem for the New Zealand insurance industry. “Long Covid” is the term used for the...
New Zealand still deciding to grant or not clearance to Aon/Willis Towers Watson acquisition
The Commerce Commission New Zealand invites interested parties to provide comments on the likely competitive effects of the proposed acquisition....
Natural disaster insurance claims to be run by private insurers
Owners of property damaged by a natural disaster will only have to deal with their insurer after June next year...
Tower Insurance
“We believe the insurance industry in NZ is broken and that customers deserve better,” he explains, regarding a key driver...
Cover-More Travel Insurance launches new benefits that cover Kiwis for Covid-19
More Travel Insurance, one of New Zealand’s leading travel insurance providers, today announced the launch of new benefits that provide...
Dodgy hips & knees among most common health insurance claims
The country’s biggest health insurer paid out nearly $1 billion worth of claims in the year to 30 June 2020...
New Pet Insurer, PD Insurance, Enters New Zealand Market
PD Insurance has launched into the New Zealand market as a specialist solely focused on pet insurance. It combines digital...
Failure to address high commissions on life insurance ‘missed opportunity’
The chairman of a life insurance company has hit out at a failure to address high commissions on life insurance...