Worldcare rebrands as Allianz Travel Insurance in New Zealand
It now allows travellers to customise insurance packages. Worldcare has rebranded as Allianz Travel Insurance, providing New Zealand customers with...
Suncorp teams up with Duck Creek for cloud-based insurance transformation
Suncorp Group has formed a strategic alliance with Duck Creek Technologies to overhaul its insurance operations with cloud-based, low-code technology.
Tower Insurance’s annual premiums jump 15%
Tower Insurance’s premiums closes in on $600 million, CEO says insurance premiums will stablise as inflation comes down ...
Scott Pickering to chair Fidelity Life
Fidelity Life chair Scott Pickering is a veteran of both governance and insurance. Scott Pickering will replace Lindsay Smartt as...
Collins to Willis: Uninsured navy vessels are ‘unmanaged risks’
Letter from Judith Collins to Nicola Willis before the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui warned of risks associated with uninsured navy...
Reinsurance costs challenge New Zealand insurance earnings
New Zealand’s non-life insurance sector is seen to be supported by solid premium growth driven by rate adjustments in property,...
Sustainable Business and Finance: How climate change is reshaping property insurance
Climate change is reshaping residential property insurance. If action isn’t taken immediately, homes can expect to see steep rises in...
Analysis-RBNZ’s unusually long summer break argues for extra insurance on rates
New Zealand's central bank will be under greater pressure to ease policy aggressively this month as its rate meeting calendar...
Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Assigns Stable Outlook on New Zealand’s Life Insurance Segment
AM Best is assigning a stable outlook on the New Zealand life insurance segment, citing robust capital adequacy, in addition...
Premiums under pressure: Is this the biggest question climate change poses for our insurance?
full insurance retreat in New Zealand has been rare. In the meantime, insurers have been turning to risk-based pricing, using...