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Skyrocketing premiums and earthquake-strengthening costs leave owners high and dry.
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The pandemic has hit the insurance industry around the world.
Parents still battling for cancelled school trip refunds
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Pandemic insurance? Insurers assess future policies
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Southern Cross eyes domestic travel insurance market
NZ's largest travel insurer has had to stop new policies for the first time in 35 years.
Climate change has already cost NZ almost $1b in droughts and flooding - experts
The cost of climate change is hitting us now, say NZ researchers.
SkyCity fire: Ruling of accidental cause won't stop legal action
Legal action over the Sky City International Convention Centre fire could still go ahead.
FMA clamps down on misleading Covid-19 insurance ads
The FMA is clamping down on behaviour that preys on the Covid-19 crisis.
Childcare centres hit by lockdown to get insurance payout
Childcare centres that have special arrangement to be paid millions in insurance money.
Insurance providers to remain available during lockdown
Insurers will remain available and be able to arrange critical safety repairs.
What happens if your WOF expires during the lockdown?
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Coronavirus: Insurers stop offering redundancy cover to new customers
The number of queries about redundancy insurance cover has spiked.
Coronavirus: Three questions NZ travellers need to ask themselves
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$72.5m Auckland building set to change hands
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Coronavirus: 5 NZ cases, 2 more probable, 43 hospital staff isolated
Singer joins the millions worldwide whose lives have been disrupted by coronavirus.
Weather disasters: Why home insurance claims are set to rise 25%
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NZ's top three most expensive storms this century
Major storms cost insurance companies millions of dollars in damages.
Ill at sea: what to do when you're sick on a cruise ship
Getting sick on a cruise ship can be a pain - in the wallet.
NZ's largest insurer feels the pinch of increased regulation
IAG NZ reported a profit of A$156m, down from A$193 million last year.
Cost of insuring against directors' liability more than doubles for dual-listed companies
Class actions and banking inquiry drive up costs to companies to insure directors.
Coronavirus insurance alert: Allianz warning on new policies
Pandemic related claims on insurance bought from midday won't be covered.