Odd insurance claims: Rogue bat and sunnies-eating monkey
The list shows how travellers can end up in all sorts of unexpected situations.
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Proof of ownership: Westpac app makes it easier to keep track of your stuff
The app aims to assist Kiwis during insurance claims.
Female business owners less likely to seek insurance advice
Why women don't get advice on how to insure their business.
Tradies feeling pinch: Tool thefts spur $500k in claims
AA Insurance paid out nearly $500,000 for tool related claims in the past year.
'Worst travellers' reveal their disastrous honeymoon
The self-professed clumsy couple said their intentions began earnestly enough.
Duncan Bridgeman: Insuring for climate change just got harder
Experts say there is $2 trillion worth of property exposed to rising sea levels.
Financial adviser copied and pasted clients signatures
A public warning has been issued for a financial adviser who copied and pasted signatures.
Last hurrah for life insurance advisers
Firms are cutting back on overseas jaunts for their team members after FMA call.
Viaduct a 'decline zone' for marine insurer
NZI is refusing to insure multi-million dollar boats near Auckland construction sites.
Insurer offers 28 weeks paid parental leave
Life insurer ramps up staff benefits as it takes over bank business.
CBL Insurance's troubles laid bare in court
CBL misled regulator and market for years, court told.
Wind-up of CBLI now looks inevitable
Opposition to application to liquidate is understood to have been withdrawn.
Comedian Raybon Kan's legal win over car dealer insurance
Consumer NZ: "In our view, this insurance isn't worth the cost."
Kerre McIvor: I want peace of mind on holiday
I couldn't think of many things worse than being hospitalised miles away from home.
The real cost of living on NZ Super
For superannuitants, rates and insurance are pushing up the cost of living.
More than 800,000 people stripped of funeral insurance
"Premium affordability is a concern for our members," says insurer.
Duncan Bridgeman: Time to force Aussie banks to spin off NZ operations
COMMENT: All we want for Christmas is some Aussie bank shares.
Travel insurance most complained about product
Travel insurance was the most complained about product to a financial dispute scheme.
Revealed: The weirdest insurance claims
A snake bite, gunpoint robbery and wheelchair accident among claims made to an insurer.
How businesses are stepping in to combat climate change in Australia
Sick of waiting for the Government, business has decided on its own greenhouse gas policy.
The Trump bump? US economy grew by 3.5 per cent over last year
The US economy posted its best back-to-back quarters in four years
Revealed: The e-scooter rules being flouted (Yes, you need a driver's licence)
Drinking and scooting might seem a great idea - until you drive into a Maserati.
'NZ second riskiest country for insurance': research
NZ has been ranked the second riskiest country in a global insurance report.
Vector to pay thousands of dollars to surge-hit Kingslanders
Lines company finally comes to the party.
Check out the views! But who took a chainsaw to the trees?
A 20 metre pine has been destroyed and a pohutukawa attacked as a sea view beckons.
'Booze up the walls and vomit': 1 in 7 Kiwi Airbnb hosts report damage, theft
Airbnb rejected the data, insisting less than 1 per cent of hosts claim property damage.
'Too sick': Great-grandmother to be kicked out of NZ
Daughter says INZ's treatment of mother was inhumane and cruel.
Diana Clement: Beware the useless Payment protection insurance
COMMENT: Many Kiwis are paying for payment protection insurance that they can't claim on.
Shipley and co-directors accused of ignoring Mainzeal risk for almost 10 years
Witness says there were warning signs as early as 2004, when Shipley became a director.
Bali nightmare after woman's horror discovery
After receiving horrific news in Bali, one expat found travel insurance wouldn't pay out.
Tim Grafton: Too many Kiwis are flying blind to risks
COMMENT: Travelling without insurance can put you at risk.
Travel insurers see spike in queries about pre-existing conditions
Travels insurers say they have seen a spike in queries after the Abby Hartley case.
Holidays from hell: The hotspots where you'll get sick
A notoriously volatile Asian country looms large over others for requests of medical help.
Former PM in High Court
Jenny Shipley in court for high-profile case against Mainzeal's former directors.