The April storm that swept the country and cut power for days for thousands of Aucklanders has resulted in over 13,000 claims costing more than $72m, the Insurance Council of […]

Figures released by the Insurance Council this morning show the final cost to private insurers of the storm that hit in early-January was nearly $34.2 million. More than 4,200 claims

The Insurance Council is advising people affected by the flooding across New Zealand this weekend to contact their insurance providers as soon as possible. “It’s important to contact your insurer

Insurers have provided more than $93 million in support and assistance to communities this year. Three major storms struck New Zealand in the first quarter of 2018: the January storms,

The Insurance Council this morning released provisional stats on Cyclone Fehi showing the storm had already cost insurers almost $38.5 million. Cyclone Fehi hit New Zealand on 1 February, causing

The Insurance Council of New Zealand is welcoming the changes to the EQC Act announced this morning by the Government. “This morning’s announcement is the first step in improving the

The Insurance Council is pleased to report this morning that nearly all insurance claims have been partially or fully settled one year on from the Edgecumbe floods. The banks of

The Insurance Council welcomed the release of the terms of reference for the Insurance Contracts Law Review on Tuesday. “We welcome the review and look forward to contributing to it,”

Climate change adaptation has once again taken a back to seat to carbon budgets in the latest report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE), says the Insurance Council

Figures released by the Insurance Council this morning show the provisional cost to insurers of the first storm of 2018 is likely to exceed $27 million. The total provisional cost,