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Public apology offered by Southern Response's new boss
Southern Response new boss offers a public apology for the poor treatment of claimants.
Fight the fees: How to pay less to your bank and insurer
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White Island tour operators could face maximum fines of $1.5m if found liable
Waivers won't stop Worksafe from taking prosecution against tour operators.
CBL liquidators seek clawback of $91m
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New church to form part of $500m CBD development.
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RBNZ warns house lending risk may be on the rise
The Reserve Bank remains worried about the resilience of NZ's finance sector.
Workers should have redundancy insurance - commission
The government should look at unemployment insurance, the Productivity Commission says.
End to Tower's three-year dividend drought in sight
Tower expects to end the drought after getting its books back to black.
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Reserve Bank's warning to general insurers
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Burning lessons from afar: the Canada experience
Canadian insurers have paid out an average of over C$1.8b per year in claims.
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The three insurance giants said to be backing SkyCity fire claim
American insurer Chubb is said to be the main insurer for the SkyCity fire.
'No witch hunt': SkyCity boss concerned for teen thought to have started blaze
"There's certainly no witch hunt from our side. We have a genuine concern."
SkyCity blaze: 10 agencies now investigating massive Auckland fire
Weather was favourable for firefighters in central Auckland over the long weekend.
SkyCity fire: Insurance cover may be refused if 'recklessness' proved
Will subcontractors have to pay for SkyCity fire?