NZI or New Zealand Insurance is a major insurance company in New Zealand. NZI was formed in Auckland by 1859 as the New Zealand Insurance Company and is one of New Zealand's largest and longest-serving fire and general insurance brands. In a nation where almost every building was wooden NZI expanded quickly. ;Timeline * 1861 opened Wellington and London offices * 1860s established a New Zealand wide network then a similar network in Australia * 1870s offices in the United States * 1880s agencies in Asian countries ** 1881 insured first shipment of frozen meat to London ** 1886 Argentina offices * 1890s South Africa * 1906 San Francisco earthquake, one of few insurers able to pay all claims in full * 1912 an underwriter of the ''Titanic'' NZI merged with South British Insurance in 1981; the two companies had been equally matched rivals and were virtually the same size, but with different emphasis on the types of business they held. The new company formed a parent, New Zealand South British Group Ltd, which maintained both brands concurrently before changing to the NZI Corporation in 1984 when the South British brand was phased out. General Accident bought NZI in 1989. In January 2003, Insurance Australia Group acquired NZI when purchasing the general insurance business of

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, a successor of General Accident. NZI is now a subsidiary of

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event in the

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business programme NZI Business.

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Company website
Insurance companies of New Zealand Companies based in Auckland Financial services companies established in 1859 New Zealand companies established in 1859 1981 mergers and acquisitions 2003 mergers and acquisitions {{insurance-company-stub