Mentions of Insurance Council of New Zealand in New Zealand Parliament debates

Insurance Council of New Zealand has been mentioned in 20 parliamentary debates since November 2005.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill

Second Reading 14 Apr 2011

BRENDON BURNS ... crucial that this bill gets the issues right. I note that one of the parties that submitted on the bill, the Insurance Council of New Zealand, was among those parties that had not seen the bill until it was tabled in the House yesterday. That council is the ...
... crucial that this bill gets the issues right. I note that one of the parties that submitted on the bill, the Insurance Council of New Zealand, was among those parties that had not seen the bill until it was tabled in the House yesterday. That ...

Third Reading 14 Apr 2011

Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... Advisory Committee; the three local authorities who received very short notice—a few hours’ notice—to attend; the Insurance Council, critical to the process; the Canterbury District Health Board; and other elected folk would not have had any ...

Earthquake Recovery

Earthquake, Canterbury—Support for Business Recovery Package 9 Dec 2010

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... real and serious problem that the Government has a team working on. I have myself had discussions this week with the Insurance Council about how we might give effect to sorting out that problem.

Earthquake, Canterbury—Progress of Recovery 16 Sep 2010

Hon Annette King Has he received a report from the Insurance Council of New Zealand stating that an emerging problem for the reconstruction in Canterbury is the shortage of labour and materials; if so, ...
Has he received a report from the Insurance Council of New Zealand stating that an emerging problem for the reconstruction in Canterbury is the shortage of labour and ...

Hon JOHN CARTER ... to know. As a Government we have to be careful about the way we progress this matter, but we are working with the Insurance Council, the insurance companies, and the banks to see how we can assist in that regard.

Hon JOHN CARTER ... have not. I cannot speak for him; I do not know. I can tell the member that the Minister is in discussions with the Insurance Council, insurance companies, and banks to see how this matter can be dealt with.

Accident Compensation Amendment Bill 2009

Second Reading 18 Feb 2010

KEVIN HAGUE ... time the word “privatisation” is mentioned, and of course the insurance industry. Back in 2005 a memorandum from the Insurance Council to its industry members was leaked to the media. It stated: “Attached is a statement made today by the National Party ...

Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill

First Reading 8 Dec 2009

DAVID CLENDON ... requirement seems quite complicated, and perhaps that might be ironed out or made to be less complicated. The Insurance Council of New Zealand acknowledges that New Zealand is one of the least regulated insurance markets in the world. It points out that in many ...
... requirement seems quite complicated, and perhaps that might be ironed out or made to be less complicated. The Insurance Council of New Zealand acknowledges that New Zealand is one of the least regulated insurance markets in the world. It points ...

Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 2009

First Reading 26 May 2009

Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... Independent Property Managers’ Association, the Tenants Protection Association, the Manawatu Tenants Union, and the Insurance Council of New Zealand towards the development of this bill. Key provisions in the bill will extend the Residential Tenancies Act, including ...
... Independent Property Managers’ Association, the Tenants Protection Association, the Manawatu Tenants Union, and the Insurance Council of New Zealand towards the development of this bill. Key provisions in the bill will extend the Residential ...

Unit Titles Bill

First Reading 5 Mar 2009

SUE BRADFORD ... local and regional authorities, developers, surveyors, people like the Law Society, building surveyors, the Insurance Council, and the Real Estate Institute. There have already been some 148 submissions that were received as part of the review ...

Finance

Accident Compensation—Privatisation 2 Jul 2008

Rt Hon Winston Peters If the Insurance Council of New Zealand is a subscriber to a political party’s coffers and gains from it a commitment to privatise ACC after the next election, ...
If the Insurance Council of New Zealand is a subscriber to a political party’s coffers and gains from it a commitment to privatise ACC after ...

Rt Hon Winston Peters Just because the truth hurts is no reason for someone to object in this House. Let me say this: the Insurance Council of New Zealand is a subscriber to the National Party’s coffers. Those members know it, and I—
Just because the truth hurts is no reason for someone to object in this House. Let me say this: the Insurance Council of New Zealand is a subscriber to the National Party’s coffers. Those members know it, and I—

Hon PHIL GOFF ... the House, because I notice that Pansy Wong has said the National policy is not secret. During the 2005 election, the Insurance Council of New Zealand put out a memo that was leaked; the memo stated that the details of privatisation had been deliberately kept out of the ...
... the House, because I notice that Pansy Wong has said the National policy is not secret. During the 2005 election, the Insurance Council of New Zealand put out a memo that was leaked; the memo stated that the details of privatisation had been deliberately ...

General Debate 2 Jul 2008

Hon PHIL GOFF ... That is what we have got from the National Party, once again, on the accident compensation programme. In 2005 the Insurance Council revealed that it had been told what the National Party wanted to do. It did not intend to reveal it; it was another ...

Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 2) 2007

In Committee 25 Jun 2008

MARTIN GALLAGHER ... I wonder whether we will see the policy, or is the member for Coromandel, Sandra Goudie, still waiting for the Insurance Council to deliver the policy to her?

MARTIN GALLAGHER ... and, of course, also tries to give them a fair go. It is relevant because I am very interested in the detail of the Insurance Council’s submission to the select committee. I am very interested, in the context of this hearing, in the relationship ...

Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE ... dealt with it. People were pressured by the private sector providers, and we know that National did a deal with the Insurance Council to push that one through before the election. As we look at Part 2 we know that that deal must be live today, ...

RUSSELL FAIRBROTHER ... provisions. These matters will be taken up by many business interests throughout the country, no doubt. No doubt the Insurance Council and the firm Mr Gallagher referred to—which may have had a big influence on Mr Bennett tonight—will not be taking ...

General Debate 16 Apr 2008

Hon MARYAN STREET ... deliberately kept out of the announcement after consultation with the Insurance Council.” That was a memo from the Insurance Council of New Zealand, dated 21 August 2005. Mr Murray McCully said in 1998: “Creating a competitive environment is a vital part of the ...
... Well, there is about $2.6 billion in levies up for grabs there. I wonder whether members remember the leaked Insurance Council memo during the 2005 election. The memo stated in relation to National’s accident compensation policy announcement: “Thi...

Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Bill 2006

Third Reading 28 Feb 2007

SUE MORONEY ... injured at work. However, this Government will not sell our accident compensation system to the legal profession, the Insurance Council of New Zealand, or any other area like that. Our very fine accident compensation system is very accessible. By world standards it is ...
... injured at work. However, this Government will not sell our accident compensation system to the legal profession, the Insurance Council of New Zealand, or any other area like that. Our very fine accident compensation system is very accessible. By world ...

SUE MORONEY ... I actually support this bill because, personally, it does a lot for me, or should I toe the party line and back the Insurance Council position?”. What a dilemma! “Do I go as a National Party member with personal self-interest, or do I back the party ...

DARIEN FENTON ... 1998. That bill came about because of major lobbying from the Business Roundtable, the Employers Federation, and the Insurance Council of New Zealand, with lobbyists from Australian insurance companies, such as HIH Insurance and FAI, working almost full time in ...
... 1998. That bill came about because of major lobbying from the Business Roundtable, the Employers Federation, and the Insurance Council of New Zealand, with lobbyists from Australian insurance companies, such as HIH Insurance and FAI, working almost full ...

Second Reading 20 Feb 2007

SUE BRADFORD ... who reportedly met with Dr Brash in July 2005? Or perhaps it was written by the chief executive officer of the Insurance Council itself, Chris Ryan, who reportedly had numerous meetings and communications with Dr Brash and Dr Hutchison on the ...

Transport Safety

Road Accidents—Young Drivers 14 Nov 2006

Gordon Copeland Is the Minister familiar with the call by the Automobile Association—with its 1.2 million members and associates—the Insurance Council, the Accident Compensation Corporation, and the police for defensive driving and attitudinal courses and for tighter ...

General Debate 6 Sep 2006

MARTIN GALLAGHER ... we are asking National members today is to tell us, please, what money they got from insurance companies and from the Insurance Council.

ACC

Accident Compensation—Levy Rates 16 May 2007

Hon RUTH DYSON ... is simply a payback to its financial backers in the insurance industry—as demonstrated by the leaked email from the Insurance Council prior to the last election.

Accident Compensation—Changes to System 6 Sep 2006

Hon RUTH DYSON Yes, I have. I have seen a memo from the chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, which refers to the National Party’s announcement last year that it intended to privatise accident compensation. It ...
Yes, I have. I have seen a memo from the chief executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, which refers to the National Party’s announcement last year that it intended to privatise accident ...

Hon RUTH DYSON ... all injuries, including those of Toll. I seek the leave of the House to table the memo of the Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, Chris Ryan, about the Insurance Council’s involvement with the National Party accident compensation privatisation policy.
... all injuries, including those of Toll. I seek the leave of the House to table the memo of the Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, Chris Ryan, about the Insurance Council’s involvement with the National Party accident compensation ...

Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment Bill

Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment Bill—Advice 2 Aug 2006

PHIL HEATLEY .What advice, if any, did she receive from the Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand before introducing the Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment ...
.What advice, if any, did she receive from the Insurance Council of New Zealand and the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand before introducing the Residential Tenancies (Damage ...

MARYAN STREET None before the introduction, but I have received advice from the Insurance Council of New Zealand subsequently. The bill was not drafted on the advice of the insurance or real estate industries; it was drafted in ...
None before the introduction, but I have received advice from the Insurance Council of New Zealand subsequently. The bill was not drafted on the advice of the insurance or real estate industries; it was ...

Phil Heatley I seek leave to table a released submission before the select committee from the Insurance Council of New Zealand, which states tenants will struggle to get insurance.
I seek leave to table a released submission before the select committee from the Insurance Council of New Zealand, which states tenants will struggle to get insurance.

Standing Orders—Suspension 28 Mar 2006

Hon MAURICE WILLIAMSON ... got submissions from a whole lot of people, including representatives of the Royal Automobile Club in Britain and the Insurance Council of New Zealand, who said that all it would do was force unbelievable compliance costs on the normal law-abiding citizens, who would ...
... got submissions from a whole lot of people, including representatives of the Royal Automobile Club in Britain and the Insurance Council of New Zealand, who said that all it would do was force unbelievable compliance costs on the normal law-abiding ...