Developers and insurers under pressure from risk "megatrends"
Gia Snape Jul 17, 2026
For NZ brokers placing logging and heavy plant risks, the real test of specialist capacity comes long after the slip is signed
As hyperscale projects balloon in scale and value, Aon's Terence Williams says brokers must rethink concentration and catastrophe risk
Tight financing structures leave little room for project overruns
Capacity gaps drive new insurance structures
Current analysis underscores the need for stricter wordings and deeper risk engineering
When a client drops a construction contract on your desk at 4:30pm and wants terms “today”, the fastest read isn’t the safest - unless you know what to hunt for
For brokers across New Zealand and Australia, the most dangerous coverage dispute can start years earlier - inside a head contract that assumes insurance will pick up costs it was never designed to cover
Specialist team of 100+ engineers targets AI, resilience and lifecycle risk management
How brokers can protect themselves and clients as environmental exposures reshape the risk landscape
A broker playbook for identifying water exposures
