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Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy
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Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy
Steven Paton says 2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
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Steven Paton says 2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
Despite lack of robust insurance data, academic Jonathan Boston says 'we can be pretty confident that affordability has been declining, and that insurance retreat, however small it might be at the moment, is going to increase rapidly'
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Despite lack of robust insurance data, academic Jonathan Boston says 'we can be pretty confident that affordability has been declining, and that insurance retreat, however small it might be at the moment, is going to increase rapidly'
New Zealand and Australia need to line up with what’s happening in other markets when it comes to investing in resilience against natural hazard risk - even if that number feels big, insurance expert says
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New Zealand and Australia need to line up with what’s happening in other markets when it comes to investing in resilience against natural hazard risk - even if that number feels big, insurance expert says
'You are storing up this cost for future generations': Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub says Aotearoa is at a crunch point when it comes to insurance and managing risk
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'You are storing up this cost for future generations': Simplicity chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub says Aotearoa is at a crunch point when it comes to insurance and managing risk
Insurance affordability and availability could be threatened by slowness adapting, and investing in resilience, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says
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Insurance affordability and availability could be threatened by slowness adapting, and investing in resilience, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says
Nicola Willis says Insurance Council levy proposal to help with natural hazard risk reduction not necessary if a prudent government is investing in infrastructure
Nicola Willis says Insurance Council levy proposal to help with natural hazard risk reduction not necessary if a prudent government is investing in infrastructure
Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’
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Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’
Insurance Council of New Zealand says insights from global reinsurers reinforce message that 'catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity' as it renews call for faster action to keep insurance accessible, protect communities
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Insurance Council of New Zealand says insights from global reinsurers reinforce message that 'catastrophe risk is increasing in scale and complexity' as it renews call for faster action to keep insurance accessible, protect communities
What northern New Zealand’s wet and sticky summer reveals about our warming atmosphere
Government pushes out decision on whether to increase the Natural Hazards Insurance Levy as Finance Minister Nicola Willis says insurance is a major cost-of-living pressure on New Zealanders
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Government pushes out decision on whether to increase the Natural Hazards Insurance Levy as Finance Minister Nicola Willis says insurance is a major cost-of-living pressure on New Zealanders
Natural Hazards Commission says land cover is ‘a contribution payment, not full cover’ as just over half of NZ homeowners say they expect full insurance compensation for natural hazard damage
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Natural Hazards Commission says land cover is ‘a contribution payment, not full cover’ as just over half of NZ homeowners say they expect full insurance compensation for natural hazard damage
Insurance Council urges government to make decision that ensures insurance is accessible, as Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says Natural Hazards Insurance Levy decision will be made soon
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Insurance Council urges government to make decision that ensures insurance is accessible, as Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says Natural Hazards Insurance Levy decision will be made soon
Insurance Council New Zealand says proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards ‘doesn’t go far enough’ and calls for stronger national direction
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Insurance Council New Zealand says proposed National Policy Statement for Natural Hazards ‘doesn’t go far enough’ and calls for stronger national direction
Climate report warns of steep insurance premium increases and coverage gaps for coastal homes, with 10,000 properties at risk by 2050
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Climate report warns of steep insurance premium increases and coverage gaps for coastal homes, with 10,000 properties at risk by 2050