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Tower’s CEO says insurer’s gross written premium up 21% in four months, expects full-year profit to be upper end of or exceed guidance of $22m to $27m
21st Feb 24, 11:27am
Tower’s CEO says insurer’s gross written premium up 21% in four months, expects full-year profit to be upper end of or exceed guidance of $22m to $27m
Eggs and kūmara prices have soared since 2017, easily outstripping avocado price increases, making them the 2024 equivalent of smashed avo on toast for millennials
20th Feb 24, 3:15pm
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Eggs and kūmara prices have soared since 2017, easily outstripping avocado price increases, making them the 2024 equivalent of smashed avo on toast for millennials
IAG New Zealand's Amanda Whiting says 19% gross written premium growth to more than $2b is ‘pretty significant’ but doesn’t expect growth to continue at same rate
17th Feb 24, 8:45am
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IAG New Zealand's Amanda Whiting says 19% gross written premium growth to more than $2b is ‘pretty significant’ but doesn’t expect growth to continue at same rate
IAG New Zealand’s gross written premium leaps 18.8% and insurance margin rises to 20.8%
16th Feb 24, 11:15am
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IAG New Zealand’s gross written premium leaps 18.8% and insurance margin rises to 20.8%
Morningstar says KiwiSaver funds under management rose to $104 billion in the December quarter, with all but two KiwiSaver funds making ‘positive returns’
14th Feb 24, 1:01pm
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Morningstar says KiwiSaver funds under management rose to $104 billion in the December quarter, with all but two KiwiSaver funds making ‘positive returns’
KiwiSaver providers say less complexities and more cross-party collaboration, plus following in the footsteps of Australia's super, needed from new government
12th Feb 24, 10:16am
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KiwiSaver providers say less complexities and more cross-party collaboration, plus following in the footsteps of Australia's super, needed from new government
Climate disasters haven’t shrunk Munich Re’s risk appetite but the reinsurance giant says industry level change is needed to combat growing number of climate crisis events
9th Feb 24, 9:00am
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Climate disasters haven’t shrunk Munich Re’s risk appetite but the reinsurance giant says industry level change is needed to combat growing number of climate crisis events
The Earthquake Commission knew David Seymour was the new Minister responsible for EQC and Southern Response but Seymour's office thought it was someone else
2nd Feb 24, 3:54pm
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The Earthquake Commission knew David Seymour was the new Minister responsible for EQC and Southern Response but Seymour's office thought it was someone else
An MBIE briefing to the new Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs shows the Minister will be tackling everything from the Commerce Act to KiwiSaver
1st Feb 24, 1:40pm
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An MBIE briefing to the new Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs shows the Minister will be tackling everything from the Commerce Act to KiwiSaver
Labour, Consumer NZ will be watching closely how new Government rolls out financial services reform
31st Jan 24, 2:53pm
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Labour, Consumer NZ will be watching closely how new Government rolls out financial services reform
NZIER says barriers to climate adaptation investment need to be addressed while resilience investment needs to be incentivised
30th Jan 24, 1:31pm
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NZIER says barriers to climate adaptation investment need to be addressed while resilience investment needs to be incentivised
Simon Watts says the Government is ‘moving at pace’ to get adaption framework underway as insurers reflect on last year’s North Island flooding disasters
27th Jan 24, 9:35am
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Simon Watts says the Government is ‘moving at pace’ to get adaption framework underway as insurers reflect on last year’s North Island flooding disasters
Even as the New Zealand labour market has ‘cooled’, Seek says the number of job ads including opportunities to work from home has climbed higher
25th Jan 24, 12:01am
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Even as the New Zealand labour market has ‘cooled’, Seek says the number of job ads including opportunities to work from home has climbed higher