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Businesses fret over cost and timing of $3.5b Govt insurance scheme

Business NZ reckons it is a tough time to introduce a $3.5b insurance scheme.

Get set, jet! One sign Kiwis are planning big international trips

International travel insurance sales up 2000 per cent as Kiwis escape for holidays.

John Roughan: Govt's income insurance scheme an idea to be enthused by

OPINION: The income insurance scheme looks worthwhile.

Wild week: Storm damage payouts expected to total 'tens of millions'

Two major flooding events in the space of five days are going to prove costly.

Grant Robertson opens $329m Mansons TCLM building

"...so much money to give away. We just can't give [it] away quick enough." - Manson.

More than 1000 insurance claims from battering storms

Insurer busy as claims come in.

Study: SUVs, utes more likely to hit pedestrians than cars

Over a decade, SUV and pickup truck sales have skyrocketed in the United States.

Judge says sentence recommendation for repeat drink-drivers too soft

Kaipara man "drunk as a skunk" when he drove into an oncoming vehicle: judge

High insurance claims hit parent of Vero, AA Insurance in the pocket

Inflation is also putting a lot of pressure on premiums.

Opinion | Govt's unemployment insurance a decent scheme at a bad time

OPINION: Grant Robertson forging ahead with a massive expansion of the social safety net.

Business urged to speak up on income insurance scheme

Major new insurance scheme needs careful consideration for both workers and employers.

MFAT advises Kiwis 'consider leaving Ukraine' over Russian threat

Covid-19 isn't the only reason Ukraine is being added to 'red lists'.

Help! My flight is cancelled, who pays for the PCR test?

Your flight is cancelled or delayed beyond 24 hours, who pays for a new PCR test?

Weather-related insurance claims hit record $300 million

Claims have exceeded the previous record set in 2020.

Why NZ's largest insurer wants to get even bigger

New chief executive has big growth plans for the insurer.

Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women

Women are worse off than men in retirement, experts predict Covid will make things worse