Mav Rodriguez

Mav Rodriguez

Insurance Business New Zealand

Mav Rodriguez

freelance news writer

10 years experience5,097 Total views on Insurance Business New Zealand in 2025

Mav's specialty topics

regulation & compliance insurtech & AI market shifts & pricing executive moves

Mav Rodriguez is the pen name of a freelance news writer at Key Media, where she reports on insurance, mortgage, finance, and business developments.

Her coverage spans executive moves, market shifts, regulatory developments, industry reports, and company announcements across global financial services. She brings a strong background in research, editorial judgment, and SEO, producing clear and useful stories for specialist audiences.

Before focusing on trade journalism, Mav wrote across news and culture, guided by a longstanding interest in helping readers understand the issues that affect them. That focus on informing readers remains central to her work.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Good insurance journalism is about showing how individual developments fit into the bigger shifts happening across the market. That requires judgment—not just getting the facts right, but also knowing when a detail is significant and when it is simply noise. The goal is to help readers understand what is changing and, more importantly, what deserves their attention”

Awards and recognition

  • Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts in Nonfiction
  • Raul Locsin Award for Student Journalism

Also published by

When in Manila · Rappler · Philippine Daily Inquirer · Wealth Professional Canada · Insurance Business · The Educator

Featured content from Mav

Geopolitical risk climbs D&O boardroom agenda A murder acquittal didn't save his life insurance claim - civil courts use a lower bar | Insurance Business M Scammers are borrowing the NCSC's name - and cyber policies don't all respond the same way

Previous experience

  • Key Media — global news writer
  • Ateneo de Manila University — writing assistant
  • Rappler — news and investigative intern

Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Creative Writing (Nonfiction), Ateneo de Manila University

Read the latest stories by Mav

Canterbury wildfires: multiple blazes active as strong winds hamper firefighting

Canterbury wildfires: multiple blazes active as strong winds hamper firefighting

Forestry, rural property and terrain all feature in Canterbury's August wildfire picture. The insurance questions follow from each

NZ social media ban puts tech insurance cover under pressure

NZ social media ban puts tech insurance cover under pressure

A single age-verification failure could simultaneously trigger regulatory penalties, privacy claims and allegations against directors. D&O, cyber and technology E&O policies may each respond to part of that picture - and disagree about who pays for which part

A murder acquittal didn't save his life insurance claim - civil courts use a lower bar

A murder acquittal didn't save his life insurance claim - civil courts use a lower bar

Nine insurers were drawn into the McPherson case before it was over. Here's the legal principle that decided who ultimately couldn't collect

Scammers are borrowing the NCSC's name - and cyber policies don't all respond the same way

Scammers are borrowing the NCSC's name - and cyber policies don't all respond the same way

NZI treats social engineering as an optional extension with its own sublimit. QBE doesn't. That gap is worth checking before the next impersonation call lands

WTW launches workforce AI tool as businesses seek returns on technology

WTW launches workforce AI tool as businesses seek returns on technology

The broker has unveiled a workforce transformation platform amid growing pressure to demonstrate measurable value from artificial intelligence investments

Simfuni enters US and Australia with new claims platform

Simfuni enters US and Australia with new claims platform

The insurtech has added three enterprise customers

Tower profit drops to $22.9 million after jump in weather claims

Tower profit drops to $22.9 million after jump in weather claims

Insurer records $18.5 million in large event costs

FMA chief executive Samantha Barrass to step down in 2027

FMA chief executive Samantha Barrass to step down in 2027

Regulator prepares for leadership transition

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