Insurer IAG NZ unit's gross-written premiums flat in 2026

IAG sees NZ gross-written premiums flat. (Image: Alamy)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025

Insurance Australia Group has doubled its full-year 2025 after-tax profit, with a continuation of relatively flat gross-written premiums out of its New Zealand operations in the 2026 period.The result failed to inspire the market, with analysts at Macquarie and Morgan Stanley respectively Neutral and Equal-weight on Insurance Australia Group (IAG). Those at UBS had a Buy view on the ASX-listed insurer’s shares.For the full year, IAG posted gross written premiums (GWP) of A$17.1 billion (NZ$18.75b), up from A$16.4b a year earlier. Its net...

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