First Insurance Limited’s position weakest in peer group
Fitch assesses New Zealand and Australian life insurers in a peer review. Two New Zealand insurers, Southsure Assurance Limited (SAL)...
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New Zealand’s insurers maintain strong solvency under strict regulations
New Zealand’s insurance environment has shown robust regulatory conditions and good technical standards, Fitch Ratings assessed. New Zealand's insurance industry...
Insurance Council urges bold action
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) is urging the Government to take a leadership role on climate adaptation and...
New Zealand Inflation slows to three-year low
Bloomberg While headline inflation is slowing, the report showed ongoing stickiness in domestic prices such as rents, insurance and local...
Revealed – Australia and New Zealand’s top insurance employers for 2024
Insurance Business (IB) has released its list of the Top Insurance Employers of 2024, featuring a selection of Australian and...
How insurers are rethinking New Zealand’s risk
Premiums have doubled in a decade. Changes are underway.
Australia, New Zealand property markets face creeping climate risks
When floods hit the eastern Australian town of Lismore two years ago, Adam Bailey lost all the historic collections from...
Insurance sector shows resilience against liquidity risks
Thanks to regulators focusing their shift on liquidity risk management. Recent pivotal developments such as the unexpected return of inflation,...
Aon delivers the verdict on Australia, New Zealand at the mid-year reinsurance renewal
The mid-year period is said to be crucial for reinsurance renewals in Australia and New Zealand, with approximately 80% of...
Who are the McKays? New Zealand woman dies in US robbery but businessman husband unharmed
Patricia McKay is being remembered as a wonderful person who "loved being a grandmother" following her death outside a US...