Over two-thirds of New Zealanders fret over house insurance costs
Wellington and Auckland saw significant premium hikes, attributed to factors such as reinsurance costs, extreme weather events, and risk-based pricing....
IAG New Zealand’s first-half GWP leaps nearly a quarter from last year
IAG’s New Zealand segment saw its insurance earnings reach NZ$204m in the first half of its fiscal year 2024 (1H24),...
Half of laid-off New Zealand employees find new jobs ‘immediately’: report
Only half of displaced employees in New Zealand are able to find new jobs immediately after getting laid off, according...
Tim Hazledine: New Zealand social welfare wasn’t supposed to be like this
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When NZ Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage founded the world’s first welfare state...
New Zealand Claims Resolution Service Marks One Year Of Supporting Homeowners With Natural Disaster Insurance Claims
The NZCRS provides homeowners with free, independent support to help resolve their residential insurance issues resulting from natural disasters, such...
Productivity Commission Report Shows Need For Income Insurance At Redundancy
The Productivity Commission report released today on the impact that redundancy has on New Zealand workers shows the need for...
IAG New Zealand Delivers Solid First Half Result
IAG has now received a total of over 52,000 claims from both the North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, of...
Southern Cross Travel Insurance strengthens leadership team
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has appointed Anita Samu as chief underwriting officer and Greg Sparling to the role of chief...
New Zealand North Island floods insured loss raised further 12% to NZ $2.23bn: PERILS
The insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the early 2023 severe flooding that affected the Auckland region of the...
nib New Zealand rolls out product refresh to enhance member value and experience
New Zealand (nib) is updating the cover and benefits across most of its health insurance products to provide greater value...