Diana Clement: Beware the useless Payment protection insurance
COMMENT: Many Kiwis are paying for payment protection insurance that they can't claim on.
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Bali nightmare after woman's horror discovery
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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.
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Former PM in High Court
Jenny Shipley in court for high-profile case against Mainzeal's former directors.
Late payment as helpful as no insurance: Lessons from Canterbury
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How Hurricane Florence could hit your insurance
A hurricane about to hit the United States could have an impact on New Zealanders.
Insurance warning: 'People being priced out of the market'
Some Kiwis are being priced out of the house insurance market, finance minister warns.
Tips for insuring pre-existing medical conditions
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'Mum is at peace now': Abby Hartley's family pay tribute
Abby Hartley's daughter Sophie pays tribute to her mother.
PM 'gutted' at Hartley death, defends Govt's response
New Zealander on second honeymoon in Bali has died.
Rich donors pay for Kiwi mum in Bali coma to fly home
National leader Simon Bridges was contacted by some Kiwis who wanted to foot the bill.
Are you covered? Lax Kiwis ignoring risk of financial hardship
Warning over Kiwis lack of preparation for financial disasters.
Widow's financial plight after husband killed without a will
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The shared driveway insurance catch you need to know about
A man has been left thousands of dollars out of pocket after being hit by a $5k excess.
Kiwi woman in Bali coma could fly home in private jet
Abby Hartley could return to NZ in a private jet.
Hand injury claim rejected for failure to declare mental health issues
Man turned down for insurance claim on hand injury after he didn't disclose mental health.
Kiwi ill in Bali: PM says Govt can't help, insurance should step up
A Kiwi family is desperately trying to bring their gravely ill mother and wife home.
'Makes me sick': Tourists hit by Bali scam
She was tricked out of hundreds of dollars, when she warned others the scam was exposed.
Woman charged $1500 interest for $3990 vacuum cleaner
The woman was in line to pay more almost $1500 in interest on the $4000 hoover.
More commercial advances for the Paralympic movement
Tower Insurance has joined a growing portfolio of sponsors behind the para-sport movement.
Hosking: 12 million reasons why this Govt is dangerously naive
COMMENT: Why would anyone pay for insurance if they know the Govt will bail them out?
Grant McLachlan: Our social security system isn't working
COMMENT: Health and income insurance would work better than fragmented social services.
Nib profit grows to $27.4m in New Zealand
The company increased its customer base by 2.8 per cent.
Canterbury man fails to prove quake damage
Man's failed effort to prove earthquake damage means his insurance doesn't have to pay up.
$48k raised in 24 hours for Kiwi woman in Bali hospital
The family of Abby Hartley are gobsmacked by the generosity of Kiwis.
Diana Clement: How to avoid crippling debt
COMMENT: Buying into debt myths will stop you getting ahead financially.
'It's a cash cow': Sneaky fee catches out Kiwi living in Oz
Unbeknown to her, she was losing thousands for something she'd never signed up for.
Woods hits back at Insurance Council
Comments from Insurance Council on tardiness of action are galling, Minister says.
Quake tribunal not fair says Insurance Council
Key stakeholders were not consulted on bill before introduction, council says.
More weather-related EQC claims closer to the coast
Study finds clear trends among $300m of weather-related claims paid out by EQC since 2000.
Former cop escapes insurance fraud conviction
An ex-constable used the police's insurance policy in a bid to receive a fake claim.