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AM Best’s Annual New Zealand Insurance Market Briefing to Provide Insights on Current State of the Market; Executives from KPMG New Zealand to Host AI Panel

  • AM Best will host its annual New Zealand market briefing in Auckland on Thursday, 19 November 2026.
  • The event will feature a session by KPMG New Zealand representatives on the implications of agentic artificial intelligence for insurers.
  • Meg Mulry, senior director at AM Best, will present an economic & geopolitical outlook covering global macroeconomic developments.
  • Victoria Ohorodnyk, Yi Ding, & Chee Yun from AM Best's analytics team will provide updates on global reinsurance trends & outlooks for New Zealand's life & non-life segments.
  • Rob Curtis, managing director & co-chief executive officer of AM Best's Singapore operations, will deliver opening remarks alongside Catherine Robertson-Hodder, partner at KPMG NZ.
  • Key discussion topics include economic & geopolitical outlooks, global reinsurance market trends, New Zealand insurance market outlooks, & the effects of agentic AI on the industry.
  • The briefing will be held in Rooms S1 & S2 on the ground floor at 18 Viaduct Harbour Ave, Auckland.
  • Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. NZDT, with opening remarks at 4:00 p.m. & presentations starting at 4:35 p.m.
  • The event will conclude with a networking reception.
  • Registration details & the agenda are available on the official event page.