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FSC calls for FBT exemption on employer-funded health and life insurance

FSC calls for FBT exemption on employer-funded health and life insurance

The election ask that could change how brokers pitch group schemes to business clients

Roxanne Libatique Aug 05, 2026
Fidelity Life names new head of claims

Fidelity Life names new head of claims

Inside the tool designed to manage the most complex end of the disability claims spectrum

The Dunedin cold snap your clients’ BI policies may not cover

The Dunedin cold snap your clients’ BI policies may not cover

Demand-driven grid alerts and cancellations fall outside most standard triggers

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert

News comes as claims threat to crude flows now at the worst point of the entire crisis so far

Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump

Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump

Crawford's international margin hit 7.9% in Q2, but its US business is still feeling the claims drought

Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment

Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment

The rating agency gives most firms 12 to 18 months to adapt under its base case - with a clear checklist for what actually protects distribution businesses from the fallout

Forestry fire cover shrinks while mainstream insurers stay profitable

Forestry fire cover shrinks while mainstream insurers stay profitable

A class-specific withdrawal, not a market-wide one – and brokers should take note

AIA NZ claims fall back as new disclosure rules loom

AIA NZ claims fall back as new disclosure rules loom

What sits behind the 9% of claims not paid – and why it is about to change

High-net-worth cover is no longer just about the house

High-net-worth cover is no longer just about the house

Valuation gaps, imported materials, trust structures - brokers say HNW property, jewellery and asset cover has moved well beyond bigger sums insured

IB TALK

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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