15 September 2026

Hawke's Bay Business News, Profiles and Expert Advice

Pro Risk with ICIB brings expert business insurance and risk management
advice to Hawke’s Bay businesses. As one of New Zealand’s most
successful independent risk advisers and insurance brokers, ICIB has
been future-proofing businesses for over 45 years. Their quarterly
columns in The Profit cover business protection, risk strategy and
insurance planning — practical advice for business owners who want to
protect what they’ve built against the unpredictable and the unknown.

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It is hard to believe that a year has already passed since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated our region. What has happened a year on regarding insurance claims, and how will it affect your premiums moving forward? As at 13 December 2023, insurers had settled 99,798 of 115,353 claims (about 87%) from

In July 2023, it was reported in the media that many patients were waiting up to a year for basic medical procedures at Hawke’s Bay Hospital when the target wait is six weeks. These procedures included ultrasound and CT scans, MRI’s and steroid injections. The wait to get a routine

As this July marks 150 years since the founding of Hastings, we thought it would be interesting to take a journey through some of significant events in the region during this time and see how insurance played a part in them. Has much changed since 1873 and what have we

It’s been a tough couple of months for many with Cyclone Gabrielle having wreaked havoc across our beautiful region. Over 40,000 insurance claims have been lodged. The cost attached to these claims is around $890 million of which around $70m has been paid, according to The Insurance Council of New

There has been a lot of talk lately around employee health and wellbeing, especially with the struggle for employers to attract and retain staff and recent initiatives such as Mental Health Awareness Week. We all know that a healthy workforce leads to a healthy business but what is the right

The world is increasingly volatile with newspapers being filled with stories of economic doom and gloom. Continuing issues with supply chains are impacting the availability of all imported goods including building materials, replacement parts, and machinery. Inflation is set to hit levels not seen since the late 80’s and early

Commentary on cyber risk seems to be in the news almost every day. With good reason. Many organisations from the Government, through to consulting firms, business associations and insurers are all trying to raise awareness of the risks that SME businesses face. The simple fact is that cyber risk and

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Phil specialises in brokering and risk management, with a depth of expertise in most areas of insurance. Phil is passionate about customer service and delivering the best possible outcomes for his clients, regardless of the complexity of their business risks.

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