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General (Non-life) insurance companies in New Zealand

21 licensed general (non-life) insurers, 44% of the 48 insurance entities supervised by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA. Short-term property, casualty, motor, marine and other non-life covers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
AA InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)Suncorp / NZAA JVForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
AIG Insurance New ZealandGGeneral (Non-life)AIGIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Allianz Australia NZ branchGGeneral (Non-life)AllianzIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Ando Insurance (Hollard)GGeneral (Non-life)Hollard GroupForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Autosure (Provident)GGeneral (Non-life)ProvidentDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty NZGGeneral (Non-life)Berkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Chubb Insurance New ZealandGGeneral (Non-life)ChubbIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Consumer Insurance ServicesGGeneral (Non-life)CISDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Cove InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)CoveDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
DPL Insurance (Turners)GGeneral (Non-life)Turners AutomotiveDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
FMG (Farmers' Mutual Group)GGeneral (Non-life)FMGMutual / cooperativeRBNZ / FMAUnverified
IAG New Zealand
State, AMI, NZI brands; largest
GGeneral (Non-life)IAGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Initio (Hollard)GGeneral (Non-life)Hollard GroupForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Lloyd's (NZ)GGeneral (Non-life)Lloyd'sRegional / multilateralRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Protecta InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)ProtectaDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Provident InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)ProvidentDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
QBE Insurance (Australia) NZ branchGGeneral (Non-life)QBEIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Quest InsuranceGGeneral (Non-life)QuestDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Tower Insurance
NZX-listed
GGeneral (Non-life)Tower LtdDomestic privateRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Vero Insurance New ZealandGGeneral (Non-life)Suncorp GroupForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Zurich Australian Insurance NZ branchGGeneral (Non-life)ZurichIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified

About general (non-life) insurers in New Zealand

How many general (non-life) insurers are licensed in New Zealand?

21 of the 48 licensed insurance entities in New Zealand are classified as general (non-life) (44%), according to the RBNZ / FMA register as reflected in this directory (not verified).

Who regulates general (non-life) insurers in New Zealand?

Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA (RBNZ / FMA), under IPSA 2010; ~85 licensed insurers. Official website: https://rbnz.govt.nz.

Are the general (non-life) insurers in New Zealand locally or foreign owned?

11 of 21 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including AIG, Allianz, Hollard Group, Berkshire Hathaway), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

Data: /api/v1/countries/new-zealand.json (filter by class = "general-non-life"). Licence CC BY 4.0, attribute KAFS North America.