by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 14, 2022 | Health, International News, Policy, Regulation
The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 – and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up New Zealand is not the only nation pushing to ban smoking for the next...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 5, 2022 | Intermediaries, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
Matt Bacon, CEO Howden Pacific, commented: ” This acquisition is another great step forward in our strategy to expand our platform in New Zealand, and continue to offer a choice to clients and talent in this key Pacific market” Auckland: Howden, the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 22, 2022 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance
The Bill’s name – Natural Hazards Insurance Bill – recognises the fact that EQC’s mandate extends further than just helping people recover from earthquakes. In fact, its insurance scheme also covers landslips, volcanoes, tsunami and hydrothermal activity....
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 9, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
That would make New Zealand’s retail tobacco industry one of the most restricted in the world, just behind Bhutan where cigarette sales are banned outright. New Zealand’s neighbour Australia was the first country in the world to mandate plain packaging of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 23, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Pandemic, Policy, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The simplified framework has three levels: green, orange, and red. Vaccine certificates will provide greater freedom at each level. Wellington: New Zealand will move into the new Covid-19 traffic light system on December 3, which provides the ability for businesses...
