Construction & Engineering
What brokers weigh when surety replaces a bank guarantee
Bank guarantees can tie up 15% of a contractor's turnover and the surety capacity replacing them is placed through specialist brokers
By Daniel Wood 18 Sep 2026
What brokers weigh when surety replaces a bank guarantee
NZ building code in the spotlight as Australia weighs radical overhaul
As Australia debates slashing its construction code to 83 pages, New Zealand brokers face real questions about what simplified building rules mean for risk
By Jhoanna Hines 19 Aug 2026
NZ building code in the spotlight as Australia weighs radical overhaul
Global data center boom colliding with escalating natural hazards, supply chain risks: FM
Developers and insurers under pressure from risk "megatrends"
By Gia Snape 17 Jul 2026
Global data center boom colliding with escalating natural hazards, supply chain risks: FM
Specialist forestry cover is tested at claim time, not on the slip
For NZ brokers placing logging and heavy plant risks, the real test of specialist capacity comes long after the slip is signed
By Daniel Wood 02 Jul 2026
Specialist forestry cover is tested at claim time, not on the slip
Data centre boom is rewriting the construction risk playbook
As hyperscale projects balloon in scale and value, Aon's Terence Williams says brokers must rethink concentration and catastrophe risk
By Daniel Wood 25 Jun 2026
Data centre boom is rewriting the construction risk playbook
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