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NZ fire strike vote raises property risk as wildfire season nears
Longer stoppages expose the gap between response times and the benchmarks underwriters rely on
NZ fire strike vote raises property risk as wildfire season nears
Labour would ban insurers charging loyal customers more
Renewal pricing structures that reward switching over retention face their first direct political challenge in the New Zealand market
Labour would ban insurers charging loyal customers more
Fresh flood warnings for South Island as weather losses mount
Placement difficulty is increasing in repeat-hit regions where the gap between soft pricing and rising claims costs keeps narrowing
Fresh flood warnings for South Island as weather losses mount
FENZ pay dispute and leadership exit add to levy uncertainty for brokers
CEO exit, an SFO referral and ongoing strikes land as the levy model faces review
FENZ pay dispute and leadership exit add to levy uncertainty for brokers
FENZ chief’s exit puts fire response gaps under broker spotlight
Fleet failures, missed response targets, and ongoing strikes raise property risk questions after Gregory resignation
FENZ chief’s exit puts fire response gaps under broker spotlight
Firefighter strikes delay NZ fire response as property risk questions mount
More than 50 work stoppages have hit career fire crews since August 2025, with volunteer response times lagging by minutes
Firefighter strikes delay NZ fire response as property risk questions mount
Claims service outranks cost as top NZ car insurance driver
Only 28% of insured drivers shop around at renewal, even as insurers compete on excess reductions and claims quality
Claims service outranks cost as top NZ car insurance driver
ICNZ presses next government on the adaptation funding call left for the new term
219k homes worth $180bn at risk, debate heard
ICNZ presses next government on the adaptation funding call left for the new term
10,000 NZ homes could become hard to insure from 2035, government report warns
The Our Atmosphere and Climate 2026 report projects the homes could become uninsurable by mid-century, leaving them ineligible for lending
10,000 NZ homes could become hard to insure from 2035, government report warns
NHC's $3.6m research push targets hazard gaps already shaping NZ placements
Eight university programmes will sharpen flood, coastal and earthquake risk data from 2030, but insurance retreat and affordability pressures are already affecting what brokers can place today
NHC's $3.6m research push targets hazard gaps already shaping NZ placements

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