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Tower partnership a win for consumers

Kiwi insurer Tower today announced it is partnering with CSC Buying Group and New Zealand InsurTech start-up Sentro to provide hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with access to discounted insurance for the first time.

Tower launches Barracks Cover with NZDF

Tower Insurance has partnered with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide tailored insurance policies to more than 150,000 people, covering current and former service men and women, and their families.

Tower to acquire ANZ legacy portfolio

Kiwi insurer Tower (NZX/ASX: TWR) announced it has agreed to pay $14m in cash to ANZ to acquire and assume ANZ’s rights and obligations relating to servicing a portfolio of insurance underwritten by Tower.

Digital and data delivers growth

Tower announced underlying profit excluding large events increased 23% on the prior year to $34.7m, underlying profit including large events increased 3% on the prior year to $28.4 million, passing the top end of its guidance.

Tower supports new ways of working with EQC

Blair Turnbull, Tower Insurance’s Chief Executive Officer, welcomes the announcement that private insurers will be working with EQC to deliver better outcomes for customers after natural disaster events.

Corporate structure update June 2020

Tower Limited (NZX/ASX: TWR) confirms that the short-form amalgamation of Tower Limited,Tower Financial Services Group Limited and Tower New Zealand Limited down into Tower Insurance Limited has been approved by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

Tower supports climate risk reporting

Blair Turnbull, Tower Insurance’s Chief Executive Officer, welcomes today’s announcement on mandatory reporting of climate-related financial disclosures and said that the company would look to develop its reporting criteria to introduce this type of disclosure ahead of the 2023 timetable set by the government.