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QBE posts $1.03 billion adjusted profit, ROE at 17.7%

QBE posts $1.03 billion adjusted profit, ROE at 17.7%

What QBE's half-year result signals for brokers as global rate softening reaches New Zealand-relevant portfolios

Daniel Wood Aug 14, 2026
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman

AlfaStrakhovanie's involvement in the Caroline Bezengi response reportedly required a sanctions waiver before salvors could even start work

New levy lands on a market already carrying a substantial cost burden

New levy lands on a market already carrying a substantial cost burden

Smaller and specialist carriers face the steepest proportional charge – and brokers will feel it

The cyber exclusion clause your NZ clients probably don’t know about

The cyber exclusion clause your NZ clients probably don’t know about

Foreign state targeting of NZ businesses has made one policy distinction suddenly consequential

Auckland Expo gives brokers more room to engage underwriting agencies

Auckland Expo gives brokers more room to engage underwriting agencies

NZUAC's Paul Uprichard says Auckland's wider mix of exhibitors and roundtables is built to give brokers more direct time with underwriting agencies

Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer

Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer

A solicitor who worked both sides of the claims process takes over global claims leadership at Marsh Risk

IAG New Zealand profit falls as commercial GWP declines for NZI

IAG New Zealand profit falls as commercial GWP declines for NZI

Insurance profit fell to AU$467 million while premiums in the intermediated channel dropped 11% as brokers navigate a persistently soft commercial market

Lithium-ion battery risk keeps marine insurance brokers alert

Lithium-ion battery risk keeps marine insurance brokers alert

As Nautilus Marine Insurance returns to Hamilton this weekend, brokers are being urged to get ahead of the risk

Spotlight New Zealand's best underwriting agencies in 2026

Spotlight New Zealand's best underwriting agencies in 2026

Broker feedback will determine which agencies earn recognition in this year's report

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Why brokers can't ignore environmental risk anymore

How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape

Underwriters under the microscope

Do they really deliver on speed, flexibility and claims service?

Water risks: Closing coverage blind spots for manufacturing and agriculture

A broker playbook for identifying water exposures

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