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AI is reshaping insurance talent — but New Zealand faces a paradox!
Explore how insurers must confront both AI adoption and WFH dynamics to build the expert workforce needed for growth.
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#insurance #AI #talentmanagement #NewZealand
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Nominations are officially open for IB ANZ’s Top Brokerages and Fast Brokerages 2026 report, celebrating the region’s premier insurance firms and fastest-growing brokerages. Submit your entries by Friday, 3 July.
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#TopBrokerages2026 #FastBrokerages2026
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Allianz Partners makes a landmark move in ANZ travel insurance!
See how this AUD$50 million transaction reshapes travel insurance distribution and signals APAC as a priority growth region for Allianz Partners.
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MAS strengthens its leadership bench with dual appointments!
Discover how these strategic hires position MAS to deliver long‑term value and innovation for its members.
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#insurance #leadership #digitaltransformation #MAS
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Matt Clarke, Chief Executive of Wellington Airport, confirmed that a June 12 blaze disrupted 14 flights and left property damage assessments ongoing, raising questions about cover boundaries and business interruption exposure for airlines and tenants.
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Andrew Reid of TLC Insurance explains how their specialist contractors mobile plant policy goes beyond standard commercial motor cover, protecting against lost revenue, substitute hire costs, and reputational damage when machinery is out of action.
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Jo Lynskey, Recovery Manager at Western Bay of Plenty District Council, confirmed the council will not act as a financial backstop for private property owners, leaving insurance arrangements & national schemes to carry the weight as landslide claims surge
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Tina Mitchell, Chief Executive of the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC), announced a record $http://12.3 billion reinsurance placement for 2026 — a 20% increase that signals strong international confidence in New Zealand’s risk framework.
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Jeffrey Gonlin, Chief Underwriter at Emergence Insurance, cautions brokers that falling premiums and rising threats mean SME clients must act now before the market resets.
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#cyberinsurance #SMEclients #brokers #EmergenceInsurance
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AI is reshaping insurance—just as past technologies reshaped industries before it.
Read how insurers can prepare for the shift from “repair and replace” to “predict and prevent.”
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#insurance #AI #transformation #futureofwork
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Regulators are tightening the lens on insurer incentive practices in New Zealand.
Read how the FMA’s findings could reshape incentive programmes and board‑level accountability across the insurance sector.
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#insurance #governance #regulation #NewZealand
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Earthquakes top New Zealanders’ fears—but most homes remain unprepared.
Explore how the “Don’t Wait for the Woah” campaign is driving preparedness and what it means for resilience and claims.
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A landmark takeover bid is shaking up Australia’s insurance broking sector.
Read how this potential carve‑up could reshape the future of Australia’s largest insurance broker network.
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#insurance #M&A #broking #Steadfast
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Nominations are officially open for IB ANZ’s Top Brokerages and Fast Brokerages 2026 report, celebrating the region’s premier insurance firms and fastest-growing brokerages. Submit your entries by Friday, 3 July.
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#TopBrokerages2026 #FastBrokerages2026
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Home insurance costs in New Zealand have surged ninefold in 25 years.
Read how these proposals could reshape the future of home insurance in Aotearoa.
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#insurance #climaterisk #publicpolicy #NewZealand
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Daniel Morrison, Head of Marine Insurance at NTI Australia, warns that rerouted shipping paths expose frozen meat exports from Australia and New Zealand to extreme heat risks and new insurance challenges.
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Steadfast Group enters a trading halt amid takeover speculation.
Follow the unfolding developments as Australia’s largest insurance broker network faces a pivotal moment in ownership and market direction.
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Phil Gibson, IAG New Zealand, highlights findings from the report A Long-Term Approach to Natural Hazard Risk Reduction, warning that fragmented governance and underinvestment in prevention threaten insurance availability and long-term economic security.
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Jeffrey Gonlin, Chief Underwriter at Emergence Insurance, warns that Anthropic’s expansion of Project Glasswing and its Claude Mythos Preview — capable of uncovering 10,000 critical vulnerabilities — could redefine the ANZ cyber insurance market.
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Wellington’s storm surge exposes a dangerous infrastructure failure!
Explore how repeated infrastructure failures are compounding flood risk in Wellington — and join the conversation on resilience and liability.
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