INSURANCE MATTERS – TRAVELING IN A PANDEMIC
With our borders opening and global travel starting up once again, it’s a good time to think about all the new requirements around getting away. To checking long disused passports …
Media Releases
FEBRUARY’S CYCLONE DOVI INSURANCE CLAIMS TOP $44 M
Provisional general insurance claims for cyclone Dovi, which traversed the North Island and the top of the South Island between 9 and 14 February, have come in at $44.43 million …
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INSURERS RELEASE WESTPORT FLOOD PROGRESS DATA
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) today released claims progress data on Westport’s July 2021 floods. They show 85% of home claims were fully …
INSURANCE MATTERS – ARE YOU ONLY INSURING HALF YOUR HOME?
The whole point of insurance is to protect the things we value most. For many of us, outside of whānau and friends, that means our homes. Our homes not only …
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INITIAL TONGAN VOLCANO TSUNAMI CLAIMS TOP $5.8 M
The initial estimate of insurance claims within Aotearoa New Zealand arising from the tsunami resulting from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption is 60 claims totalling $5,876,560. Of the 60 claims, …
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COVID COVER MAKES TRADITIONAL TRAVEL INSURANCE EVEN MORE ESSENTIAL
With the borders starting to open on 28 February, it’s essential that travellers are insured for both Covid and traditional travel risks. “With the much higher transmissibility of Omicron, we …
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WEST COASTERS: ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELVES AND YOUR PROPERTY
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) urges West Coasters and Cantabrians to act now and follow the advice of local Civil Defence to protect …
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SEPTEMBER SOUTH ISLAND WINDSTORM COST $36.5 M RAISES 2021 EXTREME WEATHER CLAIMS TOTAL TO $321.6 M
Gale force winds and storms between 9 and 13 September 2021 resulted in insurers supporting communities to the tune of $36.5 m. This is a significant rise, of $16.7 m, …
INSURERS ASSISTING WITH SAFE, COORDINATED TUTUKAKA MARINA RECOVERY
Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) members are working with the Harbour Master and marina management to co-ordinate the safe recovery of wrecks, pollution management …
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RECORD INSURANCE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES – 2021 EXTREME WEATHER CLAIMS EXCEED $300 M
Total weather-related insurance costs have already hit a record high in 2021 at $304.9 m*, beating the previous record, set in 2020, of $274 m. Insured losses are only part …
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