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Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement


This Privacy Statement describes the collection, use, storage and disclosure of your personal information collected by International Underwriting Agencies Ltd, (We, Us, Our).


Why do We collect information about you?

We collect information about you, from you or any other relevant party, to:

  • process, assess and verify your application, including assessment of the risk we undertake;
  • administer and manage the products or services we provide, including calculating premiums, responding to your queries and determining, assessing and verifying any entitlements and/or claims you may make;
  • use the information provided to obtain alternative insurance quotations from insurance companies;
  • provide you with information about other products or services that may be of benefit to you; and
  • facilitate our internal business operations, including updating internal databases, conducting consumer satisfaction surveys, fulfilling regulatory and legal requirements and system testing.

If you do not provide the information sought by Us from time to time, it may affect Our ability to provide you with and administer our products or services. As an insured person you have a duty under insurance law to disclose all relevant information. Please refer to your application form, where relevant, for further details of this duty, and the consequences of not complying with it.


To whom may We disclose your personal information?

Pursuant to the Privacy Act 1993, the following is brought to Your attention;

  • This Proposal Form collects personal information about You;
  • The information is collected to evaluate the insurance You seek;
  • The intended recipient of the information is International Underwriting Agencies Ltd;
  • The information is being collected and held by International Underwriting Agencies Ltd;
  • The collection of this information is required pursuant to the common law duty to disclose all material facts relevant to the insurance sought and is mandatory;
  • The failure to provide this information may result in Your Proposal Form for insurance being declined, or Your insurance being void from the beginning;
  • You have rights of access to, and correction of this information subject to provisions of the Privacy Act 1993.

Can I access and correct my information?

You can request access at any time to personal information we hold about you. You may ask us at any time to correct this information where you believe it is incorrect or out of date.

No fee will be charged for an access request made to us. You may be charged the reasonable expenses incurred in giving you any information you have requested (such as searching and photocopying costs).

To access personal information we hold about you, or to obtain more information about your rights or our Privacy Policy, please contact International Underwriting Agencies Ltd:

  • Phone: 09 302 7693  Fax: 09 302 7694
  • Email: iua@iua.co.nz
  • Postal address: PO Box 7238, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1002, New Zealand
  • Office address: Level 18, 120 Albert Street, Auckland New Zealand

By completing any Proposal or Application Form from Us, now or in the future, you consent to Us collecting, using, disclosing and handling your personal information in accordance with this privacy statement.

You also agree that where you have supplied information (such as a name) about any other person, you will tell that other person that you have provided the information to us and made that person aware of Our Privacy Statement.