Archive

  • New Zealand life insurers survive first industry stress test

    08 August 2023

    The country's five largest life insurers participated in the inaugural scenario

  • RBNZ consults insurers and banks on managing climate change risk

    29 March 2023

    The New Zealand regulator's consultation closes on 7 June

  • RBNZ published revised interim solvency standards before Q4 finalisation

    31 May 2022
  • New Zealand: no insurance industry appetite for policyholder guarantee scheme

    24 May 2022
  • New Zealand regulator shows compromise on actuaries' proposed roles

    22 March 2022

    RBNZ did want solvency, outsourcing and conduct insights from appointed actuaries

  • RBNZ reveals across-the-board falls in solvency under planned rules

    09 March 2022

    Ratio for life insurers falls to 115%

  • New Zealand non-lifers would fail solvency if reinsurers impaired

    27 October 2021

    Australasian regulators have revealed performance of their general insurers

  • New Zealand delays implementation of interim capital rules

    05 October 2021

    RBNZ postpones interim solvency standard to align with IFRS 17

  • New Zealand proposes policyholder guarantee fund

    31 August 2021

    RBNZ to review insurers' disclosure, solvency capital and statutory funds

  • New Zealand proposes additional solvency capital buffer

    27 July 2021

    Interim insurance solvency standard to take effect in 2022 to reflect IFRS 17