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- June 3 2026
ICNZ wants fire and emergency levy scrapped, replaced with disaster prevention funding
Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) says reforms could redirect over US$355m a year into disaster prevention projects.
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- June 2 2026
PSC Insurance Brokers New Zealand promotes Carol Cooper to head of personal lines
Auckland-based Cooper joined PSC in December 2022, most recently as team leader for personal lines.
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- May 29 2026
Marsh Risk promotes ex-first-class cricketer David Wigley up the order
Auckland-based Wigley was previously the national growth leader since March 2024.
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- May 28 2026
Zurich New Zealand hires Alan James as head of distribution
He joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years holding roles in London, Singapore and Auckland.
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- May 25 2026
Tower elevates Michael Skeens to chief operating officer
Former customer contact centre head will be responsible for leading the Kiwi insurer's operational hubs, teams, systems and processes.
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- May 21 2026
Tower’s NPAT falls 40.3% in H1 FY26 amid price softening, weather claims
Gross written premium was up 1% from H1 FY25 due to lower average premiums and growth of low risk properties.
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- May 18 2026
Kiwi broker Rothbury appoints Aon veteran Charlene Kitching as head of broking services
Role, which will see Kitching work from Rothbury’s Tauranga office, was created following a review of business operations.
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- May 15 2026
Delta Insurance New Zealand hires Petr Dorofeev as tech, cyber product lead
He joins the MGA in Auckland from Suncorp.
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- May 11 2026
New Zealand’s Natural Hazard Commission receives almost 200 claims following April storms
Commission says 66% of claims were related to landslide damage, with 34% related to storm and flood damage.
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- May 6 2026
New Zealand faces ‘pockets of vulnerability’ from rising home insurance costs: RBNZ
Rising premiums due to increasing rebuild costs, climate change and better modelling and retreat of insurers from certain areas are likely to cause financial instability, central bank says.
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- May 4 2026
Suncorp New Zealand hires Walter David as senior construction, engineering underwriter
He was formerly with Chubb for almost three years, most recently as a casualty lines underwriter.
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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.
