AM Best's New Zealand Insurance Market Briefing – Auckland will take place on Thursday, 19 November 2026.
Please join industry experts as they present their insights on the current state of the global and New Zealand insurance markets and what to expect in the coming year. The event will feature educational sessions and will conclude with a networking reception.
Topics to be discussed:
| Time | Sessions | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Registration | |
| 4:00 – 4:05 pm | Welcoming & Opening Remarks | Rob Curtis, CEO & Managing Director, AM Best Asia Pacific (Singapore) Ptd. Ltd Catherine Robertson-Hodder, Partner, KPMG NZ |
| 4:05 – 4:15 pm | Economic and Geopolitical Outlook:
| Meg Mulry, Senior Director, Industry Relations, AM Best |
| 4:15 – 4:25 pm | Global Reinsurance Market Outlook | Victoria Ohorodnyk, Director, Analytics, AM Best |
| 4:25 – 4:35 pm | New Zealand Life & Non-Life Market Segment Outlook | Yi Ding, Associate Director, Analytics, AM Best |
| 4:35 – 4:45 pm | Q&A | Victoria Ohorodnyk, Director, Analytics, AM Best |
| 4:45 – 5:00 pm | The Next Best Experience: What KPMG New Zealand's CX50 Reveals About Insurance, and Why Agentic AI is Changing the Rules of Customer Value | Alistair Evans, Head of Data and AI, KPMG New Zealand Lance Webb, Head of Customer Experience Practice, KPMG New Zealand Pepijn Lagerberg, Senior Manager, Digital Consulting, KPMG New Zealand |
| 5:00 pm | Networking Reception |
Thursday, 19 November 2026
3:30 – 5:00 pm NZDT
Room S1 and S2, Ground Floor
18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland CBD, 1010, New Zealand
For more information:
conference.information@ambest.com