The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is calling on the Government to replace the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) levy on insurance […]

The Climate Change Response Amendment Bill has been welcomed by insurers for setting out a long-awaited framework for climate adaptation, but they warn that funding, implementation and durable political support

The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government’s decision to review how Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is funded. ICNZ

The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) and the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Resilient Insurance Markets Initiative, a formal partnership

The insurance sector is calling on all political parties to replace the current Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) levy with a simpler Community Protection Levy, redirecting funding into reducing

Action. “That’s the clearest takeaway from the Climate Change Commission’s 2026 National climate change risk assessment,” Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) Chief Executive Kris Faafoi said. “The Commission’s message

Kris Faafoi is chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihui o Aotearoa (ICNZ). This article appeared in a number of Stuff NZ mastheads on 3 April 2026.

The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has released its 2025 Annual Review, highlighting the growing urgency of reducing risk from natural hazards to

New Zealanders strongly support proactive efforts to reduce the risks from climate related events like flooding, landslips and sea level rise and keep communities safe, according to a survey. Commissioned

The Insurance Council of New Zealand | Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has welcomed the Government’s decision to leave the Natural Hazards Commission (NHC) levy unchanged, amid ongoing concerns