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Insurance Sector Calls For Faster Action On Resilience As Risks Intensify
Friday, 27 March 2026, 10:40 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
Reducing risk upfront through smarter planning, resilient infrastructure and better information is essential if we are to protect communities and sustain access to insurance over the long term. More >>
Kiwis Overwhelming Support Proactively Reducing Risk
Sunday, 1 February 2026, 4:23 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
Some 44% of those surveyed believe New Zealand is not investing enough to protect communities from natural hazards, compared with 35% who disagreed. More >>
LIM Changes Give Kiwis Better Information On Risks To Their Home
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 2:26 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
ICNZ’s Chief Executive Kris Faafoi said the changes will give property buyers and owners greater confidence when making important decisions about where to live and invest. More >>
Insurance Accessibility Key As Government Reviews Natural Hazards Levy
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 2:00 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Government should make a decision to keep insurance accessible. Taxes and levies already account for around 40% of a home premium. More >>
Insurers Stand With Communities As Weather Recovery Begins
Sunday, 13 July 2025, 1:21 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
It’s important to note that any new damage from this latest weather event will require a separate insurance claim. More >>
Insurers Support Kiwis As Severe Weather Eases
Friday, 2 May 2025, 2:33 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
For homes that are uninhabitable, temporary accommodation benefits may be available under many home and contents policies and those affected are encouraged to ask their insurer about available support. More >>
20% Of Kiwis Switch Insurance Providers
Sunday, 27 April 2025, 10:36 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
"The survey shows that a relatively low number of New Zealanders consider switching their insurance provider," ICNZ chief executive Kris Faafoi said. More >>
Insurance Industry Report Into The North Island Weather Events Released
Friday, 14 February 2025, 1:16 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The insurance sector has called for a cross-sector recovery framework to enhance coordination and improve the response and recovery to natural disasters. More >>
ICNZ Welcomes Govt’s Climate Adaptation Response
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 7:47 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
"New Zealanders need certainty about the way natural hazard risks from climate change are going to be managed and Government leadership in this critical area is welcome," ICNZ Chief Executive Kris Faafoi said More >>
ICNZ Calls On RMA Changes To Stop Building In Dumb Places
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:11 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
New Zealand needs to take a long-term perspective that fosters the broad availability of insurance. This entails prudent land-use planning that avoids new developments in high-risk areas susceptible to natural hazards. More >>
Lower Hikes In Fire Service Levies Welcomed
Saturday, 21 September 2024, 2:50 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Government has struck the right balance between FENZ having the appropriate resources to do their job while ensuring that the funding via insurance premiums is affordable and sustainable. More >>
ICNZ Urges Bold Action On Climate Adaptation
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 9:38 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is urging the Government to take a leadership role on climate adaptation and build New Zealand’s resilience against the impact of climate change on lives and property. More >>
Fast Track Approval Bill Needs Natural Hazards Risk Protections
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 12:47 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is calling for the Fast-Track Approvals Bill to bolster resilience and ensure development projects safeguard people and property against natural hazard risks such as flooding. More >>
ICNZ Welcomes Budget 2024 Resilience Funding
Monday, 3 June 2024, 9:37 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) is welcoming additional funding in Budget 2024 to invest in building resilient communities affected by the Auckland Anniversary Weekend flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle events. More >>
ICNZ Welcomes First Reading Of Contracts Of Insurance Bill
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 6:35 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The sector will work closely with the Government and regulators to ensure that the Bill and other regulatory reforms that the industry is facing are done in a co-ordinated way that benefit both consumers and the industry as whole. More >>
ICNZ Endorses Call To Lift Understanding Of Natural Hazard Risks
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 12:39 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kahua Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) has endorsed findings that New Zealand needs to act decisively around natural hazards risks to ensure insurance is affordable and available in the future. More >>
ICNZ Incoming Chief Executive Kris Faafoi
Friday, 12 January 2024, 8:23 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Board of Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has appointed former Cabinet Minister Hon. Kris Faafoi to be its new Chief Executive from April 2024. ICNZ President and IAG New Zealand CEO, Amanda Whiting said Kris ... More >>
New President And Vice-President For Insurance Council Of New Zealand
Monday, 8 January 2024, 10:47 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has appointed the Chief Executive of IAG New Zealand, Amanda Whiting, as its new President and Adam Heath, Chief Executive of Farmers Mutual Group, as its Vice-President. "I ... More >>
Insurers Fully Settled 87% Gabrielle And Auckland Anniversary Claims
Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 11:01 am | Insurance Council of New Zealand
Insurers have fully settled 87% of all private insurance claims from the Auckland Anniversary weekend and Cyclone Gabrielle weather events. The two events are separately the two largest insurance weather events in Aotearoa’s history. Insurers have settled ... More >>
Flood Advice: Stay Safe And Contact Your Insurer Early
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 9:40 pm | Insurance Council of New Zealand
The Insurance Council of New Zealand Te Kāhui Inihua o Aotearoa (ICNZ) urges those affected by floods and storms across Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay to put their safety first, heed the advice of local authorities, including to self evacuate as per the ... More >>
