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- April 24 2026
Suncorp purchases US$1.7bn aggregate reinsurance cover, forecasts 3% GWP growth for FY26
Commencing on June 30, the five-year aggregate reinsurance agreement has an attachment point of US$1.3bn in FY27.
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- April 23 2026
IAG NZ reports over 800 claims from heavy rain, flash flooding in Wellington
Cyclone Vaianu, which occurred less than a week before the new events, also resulted in more than 1,000 claims across home, contents, commercial, motor and boat policies
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- April 22 2026
Wellington remains under state of emergency after torrential rain, flash flooding
Wellington received a record 77mm of rain in less than an hour on Monday.
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- April 21 2026
Aon New Zealand elevates Michael Twyman to specialty GM
He has been with Aon in New Zealand for over 12 years.
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- April 21 2026
New Zealand hit by storm every 8 days as wild weather fuels 256% jump in claims: IAG
Storm frequency has more than doubled, with the increased frequency of events driving a surge in insurance claims.
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- April 20 2026
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu led to ‘slightly elevated’ claims, Tower says
Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture says Vaianu caused US$1.5m in non-salvageable damage and affected 13,769 agricultural households.
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- April 12 2026
Cyclone Vaianu batters New Zealand’s North Island
Winds exceeding 130km/h force hundreds to evacuate and has caused power cuts to some 5,000 homes.
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- March 30 2026
Delta Insurance New Zealand promotes Dinesh Murali to managing director
He has been with the MGA for 12 years, most recently as chief underwriting officer.
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- March 26 2026
Kiwi insurer Tower appoints Simon Hoole as interim CFO
He replaces Angus Shelton, who will commence a period of planned extended leave from May 1, having served as interim CFO since February 2025.
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- March 26 2026
New Zealand’s Ando taps Mike Bodman as head of marine
He was previously based in Boston as AIG's vice president and east region manager.
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- March 24 2026
Mark Kenyon joins Howden as partner for NZ broking
He brings more then three decades of experience in leadership, complex claims and advisory roles.
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- March 16 2026
BHSI appoints Julian Baumbach as ANZ head of motor
He was most recently motor underwriting manager of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory at Zurich Insurance.
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- March 13 2026
QBE adds Joanna Balmer to New Zealand corporate team
Balmer, has over two decades of experience in the industry, joins from WTW.
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- March 5 2026
Market Lane taps Jo Mason as New Zealand MD
She previously served as CEO of NZbrokers for just under 10 years.
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- February 26 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance names John Nicholls as ANZ casualty underwriting manager
He joins from Liberty Speciality Markets' Sydney team, in an internal move as part of the larger Liberty Mutual Group.
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- February 25 2026
UK government sanctions Maritime Mutual New Zealand over alleged Russia links
UK says there were 'reasonable grounds to suspect' the firm had benefited from or supported the Russian government by operating in a strategic industry.
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- February 24 2026
Steadfast tops AU$1bn in half-year revenue as profits surge
The group’s EBITA grew 12.6% to US$208m, while fee and commission income rose 17% to US$640m.
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- February 16 2026
Heavy rain, strong winds brings state of emergency, disruptions to central New Zealand
States of emergancy have been declared in five districts and 30,000 properties have reported power outages as a result of the extreme weather on the North Island.
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- February 6 2026
Swiss Re appoints Isabel Rawlence as senior client manager for public sector solutions in ANZ
She was most recently underwriting manager at the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation.
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- February 4 2026
New Zealand launches review into soaring home insurance costs
ICNZ said that it welcomes the government's review of the general insurance market
