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![Room to wriggle in flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Room to wriggle in flight
Going away on holiday? Strategic thinking can go a long way to preventing long-haul discomfort.
![Southern Cross axes 'trivial' travel claims excess](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Southern Cross axes 'trivial' travel claims excess
Southern Cross Travel Insurance has axed its $100 claims excess calling it a trivial amount.
![Car mods can ruin insurance payout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car mods can ruin insurance payout
Tinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.
![Health insurer nib eyes growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Health insurer nib eyes growth
New Zealand's second-largest health insurer, nib, might take over another insurance business to get a bigger share of the market here.
![Hanover Group's lawsuit set for court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hanover Group's lawsuit set for court
Hanover Group's lawsuit against its former insurance broker for failing to get it full cover hasn't settled and is now expected to be argued almost 1 1/2 years after it was due.
![Mary Holm: Deposit guarantees have downsides](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Deposit guarantees have downsides
Insurance of this kind is not always effective, may be unfair and can lead to risky lending by banks, writes Mary Holm.
![Medibank Private leans hard on providers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Medibank Private leans hard on providers
The newly privatised Australian firm Medibank Private has started flexing its muscles, leaning on hospital providers to lower their charges in a tough market for insurers.
![Editorial: Plug the gap between EQC, private cover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Plug the gap between EQC, private cover
The four years since the Christchurch earthquake is more than enough time for a discussion about New Zealand's system of disaster insurance.
![Diana Clement: Insurance aftershocks bitter legacy of killer quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Insurance aftershocks bitter legacy of killer quakes
After the big shock, for many owners of homes and businesses, their insurance policies didn't cover them for what they thought.
![IAG's profit in New Zealand tops $200m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IAG's profit in New Zealand tops $200m
New Zealand profit for the country's biggest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group, rose from A$92 million to A$193 million ($200.1 million).
![IAG profits soar on settled seismic activity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
IAG profits soar on settled seismic activity
New Zealand profit from the country's biggest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group, rose from $92 million to $193 million.
![Numbers rule court on day 7](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Numbers rule court on day 7
Day seven in the murder trial of Mark Lundy - the Palmerston North sink salesman accused of killing his wife and daughter in appalling circumstances with an axe or something similar
![Lloyd's pays out $4.2b for NZ quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lloyd's pays out $4.2b for NZ quakes
Global insurance giant Lloyd's has paid out $4.2 billion for the Canterbury earthquakes, expects to pay a further $1.6 billion and remains committed to New Zealand.
![Disaster insurance 'flawed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disaster insurance 'flawed'
New Zealand's dual insurance system has been deemed inefficient by a leading insurance company, following the Canterbury earthquakes.
![Diana Clement: Youths should be insured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Youths should be insured
Insurance would be the last thing many students are thinking about at this time of the year. Yet, it's precisely what they need, writes Diana Clement.
![Castle Point attracts investor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Castle Point attracts investor
An international investor has become a shareholder in Auckland-based fund manager Castle Point Funds.
![Sex romp ex-fiance: 'Sad for everyone'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sex romp ex-fiance: 'Sad for everyone'
The ex-fiance of the woman at the centre of the office romp in Christchurch says she's a 'really nice person' who made a mistake 'and it's gone world-wide'.
![Air NZ sales process faces probe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Air NZ sales process faces probe
Air New Zealand is being investigated over possible misleading or deceptive conduct in the way it sells insurance with air fares.
![The Corner Office: Alan Edwards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Corner Office: Alan Edwards
I was told once upon a time that an angry man has never solved a problem so every single problem has a solution and a calm rational approach to problem solving is preferred.
![$214m in unauthorised public spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$214m in unauthorised public spending
Costs associated with the Christchurch rebuild account for the bulk of $214 million of unauthorised public spending in the past year, according to a new review.
![One third of Kiwis leave valuables in car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One third of Kiwis leave valuables in car
A warning is being issued to motorists after a third of New Zealanders surveyed admitted to leaving valuable possessions in their car.
![Car insurance discounts - if you let them watch you drive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car insurance discounts - if you let them watch you drive
Smartphone apps and devices that record trip and vehicle data are set to infiltrate auto insurance at a rapid pace.
![Bridgecorp insurance bid rejected by court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bridgecorp insurance bid rejected by court
A multi-million dollar insurance claim by Bridgecorp's receivers against Lloyd's Underwriters in London has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
![Tower annual profit drops 32pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tower annual profit drops 32pc
General insurer Tower reported a 32pc drop in annual profit and signalled plans for another share buyback.