Josh Recamara

Josh Recamara

Insurance Business NZ

Josh Recamara

Journalist

10 years experience

Josh's specialty topics

UK insurance US insurance Canada insurance

Josh is a business journalist for Insurance Business. He is a Journalism graduate with nearly a decade of experience in business journalism, previously serving as a news writer for a major US financial market information provider and then as an editor for a US-based newswire.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Despite not always exciting, it is a very interesting market to cover. I have learned a lot during my more than one year of stay and the learnings never stop.”

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Read the latest stories by Josh

Life and health insurers need multiple severe shocks to fail, RBNZ test finds
Reserve Bank’s first reverse stress test with health insurers flags medical cost inflation and reinsurance as pressure points, and some insurers have already acted
Life and health insurers need multiple severe shocks to fail, RBNZ test finds
Westpac to factor hazard risk into home lending as insurance link tightens
The bank will lend less on some exposed homes, and new home policies through Westpac are already priced by property risk
Westpac to factor hazard risk into home lending as insurance link tightens
Travel insurer acted in bad faith over sick traveller’s flight home, IFSO finds
Ombudsman finds a material breach of CoFI fair conduct duties after an insurer suggested a seriously ill client fly with another company without disclosing her condition
Travel insurer acted in bad faith over sick traveller’s flight home, IFSO finds
AIA taps NZ insurtech to automate police scheme underwriting
Simpler applications in the 14,000-member NZPA scheme now skip manual underwriting. Advisers will want to know if retail is next
AIA taps NZ insurtech to automate police scheme underwriting
Nautilus Marine expands NZ commercial cover to marinas and marine trades
Nautilus is broker-only, backed by Zurich, and enters a niche where specialist wording matters more than price
Nautilus Marine expands NZ commercial cover to marinas and marine trades
Veteran broker Richard Russell honoured as Vero, Marsh win top ANZIIF NZ awards
Marsh takes the large broking title for a third straight year, Blanket Advice repeats and Vero claims the general insurer crown
Veteran broker Richard Russell honoured as Vero, Marsh win top ANZIIF NZ awards
Financial services pay budgets set to trail inflation in 2027: Aon
Aon data shows financial services planning the smallest pay rises of any sector as KiwiSaver costs climb
Financial services pay budgets set to trail inflation in 2027: Aon
Ex-IAG executive Kevin Hughes joins Vero’s NZ boards
Unity Credit Union chief brings intermediated and partner-channel experience as Vero’s premium income falls
Ex-IAG executive Kevin Hughes joins Vero’s NZ boards
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