HeyJaredRebuild Confidence
Taking the guesswork (and boredom) out of construction costs, rebuild valuations, and insurance risks. Hosted by Andy, a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with 35+ years experience, and Brett, a master stonemason and engineer.
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The Market Is Turning. The Gap Never Closed (opens the original)
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The insurance market is shifting and signs have started to point to a hardening market by year's end, with major Insurers already signalling rate increases. In this episode, Andy and Brett unpack what that means for property owners: why under-insurance risk doesn't disappear just because premiums are low, how construction costs are climbing again despite a slow housing market, and why waiting too long between Rebuild Valuations can leave clients exposed.They also cover the labour and materials p
Underinsurance Becomes A Banking Risk (opens the original)
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Andy and Brett sit down to unpack a recent industry report on underinsurance in New Zealand, and what it reveals about the state of residential cover across the country.They work through the gap between non-insurance and underinsurance, what actually happens when an underinsured property is hit by a major event, and why economic conditions like recessions and softer premiums can shift how many people stay properly covered. The conversation closes on a shift worth watching: banks increasingly tre
Why Rebuild Value Isn't Market Value: A discussion with NZI (opens the original)
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Our Founder, Andy Thomson sits down with Nick Sollitt, Executive Manager of Personal Lines at NZI, whose 27-year career with the company has spanned claims, earthquake recovery work, and now leading the personal lines business. They talk through the story behind Distinction, NZI's product for high-value and complex homes, why a proper Rebuild Valuation can uncover shortfalls Insurers only otherwise find at claim time, and why the responsibility for getting Sum Insured right is shared across the
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