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Insurance stories - Page 10

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TPB urges cybersecurity savviness for tax practitioners
Mon, 24th Jul 2017
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Acting Chair Greg Lewis believes that practitioners should consider professional indemnity (PI) insurance cover to deal with first-party losses.
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Chch tech company iViis helps to reinvigorate insurance process after Kaikoura quakes
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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A Christchurch-based tech company has been working with insurance companies to make life a lot easier for those affected by the Kaikoura quakes.
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​Should insurance cover cyber crime theft? Another Kiwi duped
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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A Kiwi has lost NZD $8000 to a cyber scam, revealing gaps in insurance coverage for such theft. Should home contents policies cover cyber crime?.
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IAG launches hub in Singapore to drive InsurTech innovation
Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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IAG to create InsureTech hub in Singapore, connecting the insurer to the city-state's innovation network and start-up community.
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Flying a drone at work? Now there's insurance specially made for commercial UAVs
Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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If you’re in charge of operating UAVs or drones for your employer (or your own business), drone insurance is about to get much simpler.
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2017 will be a 'watershed year' for the insurance industry thanks to IoT
Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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67% of insurance carriers believe IoT will transform the sector within 36 months, but consumer adoption has been disappointing.
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Equinix on data: Insuring a bright future
Fri, 25th Nov 2016
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Many insurers have robust customer facing platforms and technology can help them to address their customer needs.
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The future: How technology will disrupt the insurance sector
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
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The insurance industry needs to embrace big data and wearable technology or risk being left behind, warns Dr Michael Naylor of Massey University.
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The bane of all data center environments: How it can all go wrong
Mon, 25th Jul 2016
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As data centers evolve in size and complexity, multiple areas of potential risk continue to arise - here's some of the most common to be aware of.
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The rise of cyber security threats is a good thing... for insurance providers
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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The rising demand for cyber insurance is creating significant opportunities for insurers around the world, according to a new IDC report.
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Latest industry to be fundamentally disrupted by tech? Insurance
Thu, 3rd Mar 2016
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The insurance industry is facing major disruption from the Internet of Things & Gen Y behaviours, warns Capgemini.
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InsuredHQ: Insurance company Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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InsuredHQ disrupts insurance industry with cloud-based system, targeting emerging markets and underserved customers.
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Jucy books Promapp in to support global expansion
Mon, 16th Nov 2015
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Jucy Group has called on Promapp Solutions to provide a solution for easily capturing, streamlining and sharing processes as the company expands.
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Trade Me gets into the online insurance biz
Tue, 18th Aug 2015
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Trade Me partners with TOWER to shake up NZ insurance, launching a user-focused, all-digital platform for home, car, and contents cover.
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Neighbourly and AMI team up to store contents info
Tue, 14th Jul 2015
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sponsored by AMI, Kiwi community website Neighbourly has launched the Home Contents Locker enabling members to store crucial contents information.
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Kiwi SMEs, insure against cyber attacks or pay the price
Wed, 25th Mar 2015
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Kiwi companies are underestimating the risks of cyber attacks, even though there's a growing number of incidents as threats become more sophisticated.
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Seeka post-harvest shed destroyed in fire, earnings likely to be unaffected
Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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Seeka Kiwifruit Industries, the country's biggest kiwifruit grower, doesn't expect earnings to be materially affected by a fire that destroyed a shed.
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CORRECT: Suncorp posts 15% gain in first-half profit; flags potential reinsurance impact
Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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Suncorp's half-year profit soars by 15%, yet cautions over potential £118m reinsurance hit from past natural disasters.
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FMA to focus on 7 key market risks, including insurance mis-selling
Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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The Financial Markets Authority has seen an increasing number of complaints regarding insurance sales and is undertaking more work to assess the s.
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Youi Insurance: Using tech to take on the big boys
Tue, 26th Aug 2014
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Despite being the self-proclaimed new kids on the insurance block in New Zealand, Youi Insurance is bucking the industry trend when it comes to techno.