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Paul Johnston

Tower Insurance’s CEO hopes to make insurance competitors sweat by drawing in new customers through low-risk policies
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Tower Insurance’s CEO hopes to make insurance competitors sweat by drawing in new customers through low-risk policies
Tower chair say Government levies and taxes are ‘adding significant cost and complexity’ to insurance premiums as the insurer reports ‘constrained’ gross written premium growth
Tower chair say Government levies and taxes are ‘adding significant cost and complexity’ to insurance premiums as the insurer reports ‘constrained’ gross written premium growth
Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'
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Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'
Tower Insurance to pay $7 million penalty after the FMA says it used advertised multi-policy discounts to attract and keep customers but did not have ‘systems that could reliably deliver on the promised discount’
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Tower Insurance to pay $7 million penalty after the FMA says it used advertised multi-policy discounts to attract and keep customers but did not have ‘systems that could reliably deliver on the promised discount’
Tower replacing IAG NZ as Westpac NZ’s general insurance partner ‘strategically important’ in the long-term, Forsyth Barr analysts say
Tower replacing IAG NZ as Westpac NZ’s general insurance partner ‘strategically important’ in the long-term, Forsyth Barr analysts say
Westpac NZ ends insurance partnership with IAG NZ as bank switches to Tower Insurance which will become its underwriter for general insurance products
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Westpac NZ ends insurance partnership with IAG NZ as bank switches to Tower Insurance which will become its underwriter for general insurance products
General insurer Tower secures reinsurance programme for 2026 providing 'greater certainty around future reinsurance costs and catastrophe excesses', its chief executive says
General insurer Tower secures reinsurance programme for 2026 providing 'greater certainty around future reinsurance costs and catastrophe excesses', its chief executive says
General insurer Tower lifts annual profit guidance to up to $110m, if large insurance event costs remain low
General insurer Tower lifts annual profit guidance to up to $110m, if large insurance event costs remain low
General insurer Tower extends risk-based pricing to landslides and sea surges meaning rising premiums for some customers
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General insurer Tower extends risk-based pricing to landslides and sea surges meaning rising premiums for some customers
General insurer Tower to discontinue multi-policy discounts as chief executive Paul Johnston says risk remains that customers might not receive correct discounts
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General insurer Tower to discontinue multi-policy discounts as chief executive Paul Johnston says risk remains that customers might not receive correct discounts
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Tower's Michael Stiassny says putting a final limit on Canterbury earthquake claims is about 'putting a stop to the peripheral industry that has created a self-perpetuating gravy train'
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Tower's Michael Stiassny says putting a final limit on Canterbury earthquake claims is about 'putting a stop to the peripheral industry that has created a self-perpetuating gravy train'
Tower Insurance warns New Zealand needs to clarify climate adaptation funding to avoid California-style insurance crisis amid rising natural disaster risks
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Tower Insurance warns New Zealand needs to clarify climate adaptation funding to avoid California-style insurance crisis amid rising natural disaster risks
Tower Insurance says the insurance industry is ‘particularly exposed’ to the financial consequences of climate change
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Tower Insurance says the insurance industry is ‘particularly exposed’ to the financial consequences of climate change
Record result for Tower Insurance following on from a ‘tough year’ as the insurer reveals big annual premium growth targets for the next three years
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Record result for Tower Insurance following on from a ‘tough year’ as the insurer reveals big annual premium growth targets for the next three years
Tower Insurance’s premiums closes in on $600 million, CEO says insurance premiums will stablise as inflation comes down
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Tower Insurance’s premiums closes in on $600 million, CEO says insurance premiums will stablise as inflation comes down