Some Penrich fund investors aren't sitting idly by while the liquidators try to recover what they can.
RBNZ has appointed its manager of central banking analytics, Adam Richardson, to act as chief economist between the time Ha leaves and Conway joins.
Allowing RBNZ inspectors unannounced access to insurance company offices and records would be a major departure from the light-handed regime of the last decade.
The interim solvency standard is needed to take account of changes to accounting standards on measuring insurance contracts.