Insurance disruptor plots global push after banking $31m
Open, the insurance start-up behind the Huddle brand that promises better premiums thanks to artificial intelligence analysis, is lining up...
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Reserve Bank proposal to protect insurance policyholders could add 1% to 2% to premiums
A proposal to protect policyholders should their insurer fail could add 1 per cent to 2 per cent to the...
Reserve Bank invites feedback on insurance protection
Reserve Bank invites feedback on insurance policyholder protection. The Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua – is seeking engagement on...
Reserve Bank eyes protection for insurance policy holders
The Reserve Bank is proposing to put in place an insurance policyholder protection scheme, along the lines of protection for...
Whakaari/White Island eruption: Family’s insurance claim over volcano death rejected on technicality
More than 18 months after a 33-year-old was fatally injured in an explosion on Whakaari/White Island, an insurance company has...
ANZIIF’s ‘Making a Difference Awards’ now open for New Zealand insurance industry
New Zealand insurance professionals can now make a submission for the 'Making a Difference' recognition awards. The awards were set...
Insurers undecided on whether to give car insurance rebates this lockdown
Traffic on the country’s streets has dwindled to a trickle thanks to the national lockdown, but insurers are undecided on...
Why Australia should consider unemployment insurance (and it’s not just because Jacinda Ardern is)
Almost every other advanced economy has instituted unemployment insurance, so what's holding Australia back? After Jacinda Ardern’s thumping New Zealand...
‘Costliest’ tornado bills New Zealand insurers NZ$32m
The tornado tore through the country last June. A tornado that tore through New Zealand last June left in its...
Bigger claims drag down insurer IAG’s New Zealand profit
Australian insurer IAG has reported a drop in profit in New Zealand as claims return to pre-Covid levels. The Australian...