The initiative could redirect NZ$600-700m (US$360-420m) annually towards natural hazard risk reduction while shifting fire services funding to the Crown.
Proposed amendments would enable the complaints body to hear disputes arising from Australia's new ban on the use of adverse genetic test results in life insurance underwriting.
The regulator is reshaping the insurance market through a five-year plan that extends regulatory reach to entire corporate groups, tightens capital standards, and pushes insurers to close the country's...
The Insurance Authority has urged insurers and brokers to strengthen self-reporting and oversight after inspections found recurring governance and due diligence gaps.
