Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers

Matthew Sellers is a financial journalist who loves to write about the news that affects professional readers. His specialities include mortgage, insurance and HR topics. He has written for a wide range of titles.

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“It’s Madness” – Shock Iranian announcement upends marine insurance

“It’s Madness” – Shock Iranian announcement upends marine insurance

Strait of Hormuz is a claim waiting to happen

New INTERPOL report documents the threat environment that is already arriving in New Zealand

New INTERPOL report documents the threat environment that is already arriving in New Zealand

Report's findings are more proximate to New Zealand's cyber risk environment than most local commentary acknowledges

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk hit with $25 million ransom demand after claimed data breach

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk hit with $25 million ransom demand after claimed data breach

FulcrumSec says it spent more than two months inside Novo Nordisk's networks and is now exploring private sales of the data after the company refused to pay

Allianz claims top spot as gap between insurers opens up over successful AI competitive advantage

Allianz claims top spot as gap between insurers opens up over successful AI competitive advantage

A new global benchmarking report finds the industry's AI race is no longer about who is investing - it is about who is compounding returns

AI and the paradox of New Zealand's insurance talent problem

AI and the paradox of New Zealand's insurance talent problem

New global study confirms AI rewards expertise and erodes routine work

El Niño declaration adds new pressure to a New Zealand soft market already watching the sky

El Niño declaration adds new pressure to a New Zealand soft market already watching the sky

The declaration shifts the second half of 2026 from uncertain to definitively more complex

What history tells insurance about AI

What history tells insurance about AI

Sixteen leading economists surveyed this week cannot agree on whether AI will destroy jobs. History, however, is less ambivalent

Trump vows US "must respond" after Iran shoots down Apache helicopter

Trump vows US "must respond" after Iran shoots down Apache helicopter

Marine war risk markets face renewed pressure as presidential retaliation pledge deepens an already fragile security picture at the world's most critical oil chokepoint

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