Media releases

The Insurance Council of New Zealand is advising Northland residents affected by last heavy rain and flooding to be safe when recovering belongings damaged in the flooding and to contact their insurer as soon as possible. ICNZ...

As published on Insurance Business Online - July 2020

The announcement that ICNZ President Paul Smeaton will be returning to Australia to take up a senior role with Suncorp on 20 July will see ICNZ’s Vice-President, IAG’s Chief Executive Craig Olsen, become the President of...

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) is calling on political parties to back our volunteer and paid firefighters by funding them appropriately for their services much like the Police are funded. The comment follows the...

A landlord policy is similar to a home policy in many ways but has been designed to also reduce the financial impact of loss or damage arising from additional risks that renting out your house brings. Some options included under...

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) is proud to announce its official Support Partnership of Banqer High, an online financial education tool for secondary students. The partnership formalises a long relationship. The two...

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has today issued updated figures for weather-related losses during 2019, with insurers paying $167.6 million to support their customers recover from severe weather events. The figures...

By Tim Grafton, CE Insurance Council of New Zealand