NZ insurer ratings remain difficult for brokers to compare

Different rating scales complicate carrier comparisons and can make financial-strength assessments harder to explain to clients

Roxanne Libatique Sep 12, 2026

NZ cyber rules put director liability on the broker agenda

Competitive cyber pricing meets expanding governance exposures, leaving brokers to test whether existing programmes remain fit for purpose

Roxanne Libatique Sep 12, 2026

Biological weapons researchers were using AI. Insurers should know

Anthropic blocked research and state-backed cyber incidents - and the insurance implications run across multiple lines

Mark Rosanes Sep 11, 2026

Steadfast discloses US firm's swap over 60.6 million shares

Pentwater Capital's cash-settled equity swap equals 5.45% of Steadfast shares on issue as the scheme awaits a vote

Daniel Wood Sep 11, 2026

"There's a log jam": Why broker M&A’s biggest buyers could be pulling back

Fewer buyers, rising leverage and weak integration put pressure on deals throughout the market

Gia Snape Sep 11, 2026

Ransomware group claims cyberattack on Dunedin clinical trial company

The Privacy Act 2020 notification clock starts when the contractor becomes aware of a breach - not when they tell the client. For brokers that is the policy question the ZenTech case puts on the table

Roxanne Libatique Sep 11, 2026

Half of New Zealand agencies still have an email security gap

A government domain sitting at Monitor level rather than Reject can still be spoofed - and any private sector client that transacts with that agency is exposed to impersonation incidents arriving from a domain they already trust

Roxanne Libatique Sep 11, 2026
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