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Hippo & Greenlight Re form partnership for MGA programmes
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Hippo & Greenlight Re form partnership for MGA programmes

about 1 hour ago

New MGA entrants may now find capital, policy issuance and reinsurance support bundled together through the tie-up, broadening market access.

Karen Joy Bacudo
KAREN JOY BACUDO Finance Editor
University of Canterbury

Young engineers find automation careers in horticulture

A shortage of visible pathways is pushing mechatronics graduates into horticulture automation jobs that are reshaping New Zealand's post-harvest sector.

about 15 hours ago · Mara Sugue
Education, Learning & Training

Assurity Consulting puts quality at core of AI push

Reliable AI adoption is becoming a competitive issue, with the consultancy warning firms that quality checks must be built in from the start.

2 days ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
New Zealand

Downer wins top Bay of Plenty civil contractors award

The Tauriko enabling works near Tauranga finished ahead of schedule and 8 per cent under budget, earning Downer the Supreme Award.

2 days ago · Mara Sugue
Digital Transformation

Enlighten Designs becomes New Zealand's first Claude partner

For New Zealand organisations, the partnership offers a local Claude specialist with certified support for putting AI into everyday workflows safely.

5 days ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Generative AI

Samsung names seven young Kiwi innovators in prize haul

The competition's $24,000 prize pool was split among projects tackling communication, education, accessibility and environmental problems.

6 days ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin
Search Engine Optimisation

AIready audit finds many NZ sites hard for crawlers

Many New Zealand firms could be missing AI search visibility, after 158 audits found a median crawler-readability score of 55 out of 100.

6 days ago · Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin

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