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 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...
Why is New Zealand’s Labour government trying to push through a two-tier benefit system?
It’s potentially the biggest change to welfare since ACC and would favour those on higher pay – so why does...
‘Just Wondering – How Well Do You Understand Your Insurance?’
Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa – is encouraging New Zealanders to make one day during the week their ‘Insurance Day’...