New Zealand will make big banks, insurers and firms disclose their climate risk. It’s time other countries did too
I have criticised this government’s climate policy in the past for being big on promise but short on concrete policies....
Work On Insurance Act Review Resumes
Te Pūtea Matua will be relaunching the review of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act (IPSA) in October. The review began...
Interest In Domestic Travel Insurance Doubles
Southern Cross Travel Insurance launches new domestic travel insurance product. A quarter of Kiwis are now more likely to purchase...
Southern Cross launches domestic travel insurance, but Covid-19 is excluded
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has launched a domestic travel insurance policy, but it doesn’t cover any claims related to a...
Government rejected pandemic insurance plan in favour of wage subsidy
The Government rejected a pandemic insurance proposal that would have guaranteed businesses and workers 80 per cent of their income...
REVEALED: The little-known immigration loophole that allows New Zealanders to get permanent residency in Australia for a few hundred dollars
Kiwis who came to Australia on a New Zealand passport before September 1, 1994 can get the Resident Return Visa...
Deloitte Paper Discusses The Current State Of The NZ Life Insurance Industry
The paper was put together by a cross-functional team including actuarial, insurance and economics specialists across the New Zealand and...
New Zealand’s Stock Exchange Resumes Trading After Cyber Attacks
New Zealand's stock exchange resumed trading on Friday, after facing disruptions for four consecutive days in the wake of cyber...
Recovery From Freak Tornado Storm Sees Insurance Customers Claim $10.8m
The fierce winds and tornado led to widespread damage throughout the greater Auckland region, with close to 1,100 claims received...
Don’t use insurance as a tax dumping ground: Suncorp
Suncorp chief Steve Johnston says the insurance sector is a dumping ground for inefficient taxes, and is urging governments to...