Mary Holm talks peer-to-peer lending, smart investing and replacement businesses.

Litigation risk and costs, and the time it can take to achieve an outcome through the court process, are such that many parties are simply unable to pursue valid legal claims.

Not only is it the season to be jolly but it's also peak season for burglars to be on the prowl and ruin as many Christmases as possible.

OPINION: The savings you can make shopping around for insurance are certainly worth the hassle, writes Mary Holm.

Doctors and specialists have been scamming health insurer, Southern Cross, which has just announced new measures in an attempt to save millions.

Tower, the general insurer, posted an annual loss as it prepares for more expensive claims from the Canterbury spate of earthquakes

Commission payments to financial advisers are in the spotlight, with the release of a contentious report from the Financial Services Council.

Insurance fraud spikes whenever a new tech upgrade happens such as the release of a new iPhone.

Leopards and lions munching on cameras, a car colliding with a buffalo, and a seal attack have all triggered unusual payouts from a Kiwi insurance company.

Financial risk insurer CBL Corporation has made its stock market debut this morning, raising $125 million. Its shares opened at $1.74 each.

From factory floor to boss of NZ's biggest insurance firm, meet Jacki Johnson.

There's a renewed sense of optimism in the Christchurch business community.

Lladro porcelain damaged in the Christchurch quake count as works of art - leaving a retiree out of pocket by nearly $200,000.

Anthony McPhail, head of Southern Cross Pet Insurance, said the business had paid out more than $3 million on 10,000 claims over the past year.

A Whangarei couple have spent three months sleeping on a mattress on the floor as they battle to settle an insurance claim.

KiwiSaver provider Mercer is set to expand into the insurance market for the first time in a bid to capture more savers.

Nearly half of Kiwi homes are under-insured by more than 10 per cent.

New Zealand-based credit surety and financial risk insurer CBL Insurance has bought Australian specialty insurer Assetinsure Holdings for $46 million.

TradeMe Group has launched an insurance with Tower, as part of the online auction site's plan to diversify into financial services.

CBL Insurance has appointed a new director and is understood to be forging ahead with plans to carry out a stock exchange listing this year.

Diana Clement looks at the six biggest life insurance mistakes that Kiwis make.

If your company does not have a constitution, there is no ability for the company to indemnify or take out insurance to protect you.

Cold calling for new insurance customers - or just churning? David Chaplin investigates. Cold-calling is a legitimate, if irritating, sales technique. And insurance, as everyone knows, is sold, not bought.

Annual health insurance claim pay-outs have reached $1 billion for the first time.

Insurance is a privilege. If you're caught breaching the terms and conditions of your policy, you could be blacklisted from both your present and any other insurer, writes Diana Clement.