Thursday, 28 August 2025
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate dispute resolution processes and emerging litigation trends in the insurance sector
- Apply lessons from recent case law on contract interpretation and exclusion clauses to guide practice
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Dispute Resolution, Trends in Cases Against Insurers, and Recently Decided Cases
- Review the current dispute resolution mechanisms available to consumers and insurers, including any new processes introduced by the Bill
- Identify and analyse emerging trends in litigation against insurers, focusing on how these trends may influence future cases and insurance practices
- Recent case studies that highlight key issues in insurance disputes, particularly those involving interpretation of contract terms and exclusion clauses
- Implications of recent legal decisions on insurance contracts, providing guidance on how to navigate these challenges in day-to-day operations
Presented by Dr. Emma Gabor, Principal, Gabor Law
*Original Content was created in October 2024
Chair
Jane Brown, New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
Presenters
Jane Brown, Head of Insurance, New Zealand Financial Markets AuthorityJane is Head of Insurance at the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority/Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko. Jane worked in local government insurance, with a focus on covering professional liability risks and underground infrastructure. Jane has an LLM (Hons), a BA majoring in French, is a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
Dr. Emma Gabor, Principal, Gabor Law
Dr Emma Gabor is the principal of Gabor Law, a boutique law practice based in Wellington resolving insurance disputes. Prior to setting up her own firm in September 2020, Emma worked for five years as Claims Counsel at IAG New Zealand, New Zealand’s largest insurance company. Prior to that, she worked for seven years in a national law firm where she advised leading insurance companies. Since starting her own firm, she has represented claimants against insurance companies, and has worked closely with insurance brokers to get the correct entitlements for their clients. Emma has a PhD in insurance law from Victoria University of Wellington and is the founder and co-president of the Women in Insurance network in Wellington.
