The Natural Hazards Commission (NHC) Toka Tu Ake of New Zealand has awarded 13 new research projects to boost natural hazards resilience in the country.
IAG has announced that its New Zealand chief executive, Ms Amanda Whiting, has decided to return to Australia. A recruitment process to appoint a new chief executive for IAG New Zealand has commenced.
Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Ms Megan Shao as chief claims officer, APAC, effective 1 February 2026.
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Mr Vijay Nair as head of tax insurance for APAC. This newly created role is in Willis' M&A business within the financial, professional and executive risks specialty business.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (Te Kahui Inihua o Aotearoa) (ICNZ) is supporting new rules that make natural hazard information in Land Information Memoranda (LIMs) clearer, more consistent and easier for New Zealanders to understand.
NorthStandard has named Mr Michael Hustler as its new head of APAC, effective 27 October.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kahui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government's National Adaptation Framework as an important and necessary first step towards building New Zealand's climate resilience and keeping insurance accessible.
While it is general perception that New Zealanders know more and more about the hazards they live alongside, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)'s latest Annual Preparedness survey for 2025 suggests they are not taking steps to prepare themselves.
In marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, New Zealand's government and private sector organisations are calling for more coordinated resilience-building to help protect people, property and communities across the country.
Global insurance intermediary group Howden has announced the acquisition of Omni Insurance Brokers, a prominent general insurance broker headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.