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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
By Josh Recamara 13 Nov 2026
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
By Josh Recamara 13 Nov 2026
Westpac to factor hazard risk into home lending as insurance link tightens
Microsoft outage misses the trigger in most cyber policies
Most cyber wordings need an actual or suspected breach to respond and an outage of services may not clear that bar
By Daniel Wood 13 Nov 2026
Microsoft outage misses the trigger in most cyber policies
Microsoft outage puts New Zealand cyber policy wordings to the test
Check your policy wordings before assuming a contingent business interruption claim will pay, cyber broker warns
By Daniel Wood 13 Nov 2026
Microsoft outage puts New Zealand cyber policy wordings to the test
Warnings over hidden risk of Friday 13th Microsoft outage
Microsoft first reported that it was starting to fix systems, but now it looks like the recovery is failing as warnings emerge of immediate security risks
By Stephen Owens 13 Nov 2026
Warnings over hidden risk of Friday 13th Microsoft outage
AI job fears miss the real risk for insurance, says ANZIIF chief
As ANZ's Nuno Matos warns parliament of a possible AI jobs crisis, Katrina Shanks says insurance professionals should worry less about losing their roles and more about falling behind
By Matthew Sellers 13 Nov 2026
AI job fears miss the real risk for insurance, says ANZIIF chief
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