Wraparound support is the variable deciding terms - what New Zealand underwriters want in a community housing submission
Daniel Wood Aug 29, 2026
Commercial property conditions are softening. Residential flood-exposed lines are not. The event hit exactly the regions where that divide is most acute - and where brokers acting after a claim rather than before one have run out of road
MAS gains banking governance depth, Tower gains actuarial and reinsurance experience, FMG gains an active rural practitioner voice. Three mutual insurers, three different board gaps being filled
Weldi's background is M&A, investor relations and communications, not conventional finance. That choice signals something about the next phase of HDI International's development
No natural disaster extension is required, which makes the client's purchase date the thing brokers should be recording now
Brokers collect around $800 million in FENZ levy each year, without compensation, on behalf of the government. The parliamentary review has found the fleet that levy funds cannot be sustained on current budgets
SH94 is the only road to Milford Sound Piopiotahi. When it closes for avalanche risk, every operator in the corridor loses access to their business without physical damage to their premises
When the cause is disputed, the policy wording is tested. Clients in the Himalayan corridor need cover that pays out without requiring a causal determination first
Justin Ward steps up to lead Australia and New Zealand reinsurance broking as regional rate reductions continue
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
A broker playbook for identifying water exposures
