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Weather Claims Update
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 10:05 am | IAG New Zealand
While the most recent damage was not as widespread, thunderstorms bringing short bursts of heavy rain triggered dangerous landslips and flash flooding, causing significant damage to some homes and displacing households. More >>
A Storm Every Eight Days: Weather Claims Spike 256%
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 8:36 am | IAG New Zealand
Phil Gibson, AMI, State and NZI CEO, says: “Between autumn 2025 and summer 2026, our claims teams supported customers through 46 storms, resulting in 33,174 claims.” More >>
AMI, State And NZI: October Nationwide Wind And Fire Events Update
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 5:51 pm | IAG New Zealand
From the significant, gale-force winds alone that mainly affected the Southland, Otago, Canterbury and Wellington regions, we have received 2,209 claims. More >>
IAG Response To Nationwide Weather Event
Monday, 30 June 2025, 10:35 am | IAG New Zealand
Civil Defence has opened a community hub in the Motueka Recreation Centre at Old Wharf Road, and our team is on the ground and at the centre today and Tuesday from 9am-4pm, for anyone who would like to speak to one of our consultants in person. More >>
AMI, State And NZI 2025 Climate Poll: New Zealand At Climate Change Crossroads
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 9:01 am | IAG New Zealand
According to the latest climate change poll from AMI, State, and NZI, 90% of New Zealanders anticipate more extreme storms, 89% foresee more frequent and intense flooding, and 88% expect coastal flooding due to rising sea levels. More >>
New Zealand’s $64 Billion Spend On Natural Hazards Heavily Skewed To Recovery Over Resilience
Friday, 16 May 2025, 7:26 am | IAG New Zealand
Amanda Whiting says: “It is clear we need to do more to reduce natural hazard risk, especially when we know that there is a strong case for doing so. International research shows that a dollar invested in risk reduction can reduce spending on response and ... More >>
More Than Half Of New Zealanders Anxious About Storms
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 7:58 am | IAG New Zealand
Amanda Whiting, CEO of AMI, State and NZI says the research shows that in the past two years natural hazards have impacted the lives of 54% of New Zealanders, with 41% feeling adversely affected. More >>
IAG New Zealand On Standby To Assist Those Affected By Cyclone Alfred In Australia
Friday, 7 March 2025, 6:19 pm | IAG New Zealand
IAG New Zealand team members are standing by to travel to Australia to assess property damage caused by the cyclone. Additionally, New Zealand based teams are also ready to assist affected customers and the IAG Australia disaster response teams behind-the-scenes. More >>
IAG New Zealand Announces First Half Result
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 2:37 pm | IAG New Zealand
Amanda Whiting, CEO IAG New Zealand says, “Today’s result is driven by the continuation of a benign weather period, GWP growth and strong underwriting discipline." More >>
State’s 12 Claims Of Christmas Revealed
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 10:54 pm | IAG New Zealand
“Our data clearly shows what we’ve long suspected - that Christmas is far from a risk-free event, and that’s especially true for the care we take with our tech while trying to manage and multi-task,” State’s Executive General Manager Claims, ... More >>
Award Wins For IAG
Friday, 22 November 2024, 11:14 am | IAG New Zealand
The New Zealand Insurance Industry Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of New Zealand organisations and individuals across the insurance value chain. The awards provide an opportunity to recognise the achievement of the companies and individuals ... More >>
Communities Repeatedly Hit Hard By Storms: New Claims Data Highlight Urgent Need For Climate Adaptation & Risk Reduction
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 5:26 pm | IAG New Zealand
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to keep people safe from the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. More >>
IAG New Zealand Urges Priority Focus On Consensus
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:22 pm | IAG New Zealand
We now need to follow through and keep building understanding and dialogue between political parties on this important issue, so New Zealanders can have much more certainty. More >>
IAG New Zealand Announces FY24 Results
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 10:21 am | IAG New Zealand
Today IAG New Zealand has reported an insurance profit of AU$457m, an increase on the AU$44m FY23 insurance profit, which was significantly impacted by the North Island floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. More >>
AMI, State And NZI 2024 Climate Poll - Clear Call From New Zealanders For Greater Focus On Risk Reduction
Monday, 5 August 2024, 9:08 am | IAG New Zealand
The nationwide survey, now in its seventh year highlights that 65% of New Zealanders say they want to see more focus and resource put into reducing the impacts of climate-related hazards. More >>
IAG New Zealand Looks To The Future With Google Cloud
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 9:23 am | IAG New Zealand
Multi-year agreement to further enhance the insurer’s capability and help drive its commitment to a simplified, digital future for customers. More >>
Climate Now A Housing Issue: Research Reveals A Whopping 90% Want Flood Info When Buying
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 7:42 am | IAG New Zealand
New nationwide research from insurers AMI, State and NZI released today reveals that climate concerns have grown to the point that 86% of people would now consider climate risk when choosing a home, compared to 55% only two years ago. More >>
IAG New Zealand Confirms New Chief Risk Officer
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:29 am | IAG New Zealand
IAG New Zealand CEO, Amanda Whiting has today announced the appointment of Rachael O’Brien as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Rachael has been acting in this role since July 2023, following temporary changes made to the Executive team structure in response ... More >>
IAG New Zealand Delivers Solid First Half Result
Friday, 16 February 2024, 9:51 am | IAG New Zealand
Amanda Whiting, CEO of IAG New Zealand says, “Today’s results reflect the progress we have continued to make against our strategic priorities. Our focus continues to be on delivering for our customers by building a strong and resilient insurance business, ... More >>
North Island Floods And Cyclone Gabrielle – One Year On
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 3:38 pm | IAG New Zealand
This coming weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the North Island floods, closely followed a fortnight later by Cyclone Gabrielle. The twin weather events caused widespread flooding and landslips and had a devastating impact on communities across New Zealand. ... More >>
