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![Diana Clement: Read fine print on supermarket insurance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Read fine print on supermarket insurance
'Did you see that Countdown is selling insurance?" a friend emailed last week. My initial response was: "There's nothing new in that."
![Get Sorted: Be ready to bounce back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Get Sorted: Be ready to bounce back
As we all build our own financial houses and get them in order, they need to be resilient when things happen.
![Seaside baches targeted by insurers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Seaside baches targeted by insurers
A new insurance report warns that by 2050 nearly one million older Kiwis will be living in disaster-prone areas. So what does that mean for the humble Kiwi bach?
![Countdown adds insurance to supermarket offering](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Countdown adds insurance to supermarket offering
New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown is adding insurance services as it seeks to widen the offering to its 2.7 million weekly customers.
![Rise to the top](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rise to the top
Stella Rimmington Rebecca Kitteridge doesn't have a favourite Bond movie but she does have a favourite Bond: "Sean Connery, classic, he's the one and only Bond for me."
![Drivers don't admit hitting cars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drivers don't admit hitting cars
More than 80 per cent of drivers do not leave their details after crashing into a parked car, a new survey has found.
![Insurers reluctant to share prices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Insurers reluctant to share prices
Fancy being able to log on to a website, enter a few details and see if you're getting the best price for your car or home insurance?
![$1m loss for Southern Cross](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$1m loss for Southern Cross
New Zealand's biggest medical and health insurer has posted a $1.1 million annual loss after a record $694.5 million in claims.
![Insurance boss shared kickbacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Insurance boss shared kickbacks
An insurance broker who shared a kickback with a senior manager at Bunnings Warehouse in order to keep the hardware chain's business has today been found guilty.
![Wayne Besant: Diversity an opportunity, not a problem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wayne Besant: Diversity an opportunity, not a problem
Wayne Besant (CEO, AIA NZ), this week, presented to the New Zealand Diversity Forum about business and the case for diversity.
![Inside Money: Why health insurers want to crack down on sick economic crimes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Money: Why health insurers want to crack down on sick economic crimes
Health insurance fraud is a significant problem in New Zealand, adding perhaps $30 million to premiums annually.
![Health insurance battle heats up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Health insurance battle heats up
The battle for the health and medical insurance market is heating up, as newcomer nib New Zealand takes on the established Southern Cross Medical Care Society
![Insurance claims going to the dogs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Insurance claims going to the dogs
The "Beware of Dog" warning took on a whole new meaning for one tourist whose insurance company forked out $100,000 when they suffered broken bones after being knocked over by man's best friend.
![Paul Thomas: Make sure you've got insurance - or stick to Wales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Thomas: Make sure you've got insurance - or stick to Wales
Travel may broaden the mind, but it can also debilitate the body through sleep disruption, temperature fluctuations and the bugs that swarm through aircraft cabins on gusts of recycled air.
![Diana Clement: Misleading an insurer can lose your cover](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Misleading an insurer can lose your cover
Read the fine print to ensure you stay within the insurance policy rules, writes Diana Clement.
![Mary Holm: Insurance option on KiwiSaver cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Insurance option on KiwiSaver cash
Q: I saw the CEO of the Financial Services Council on TV talking about an insurance option to protect the loss of KiwiSaver amounts due to a recession. Does this cover have any merit?
![Why more US companies want pensions off their books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why more US companies want pensions off their books
More and more US companies are moving part of their pension obligations off their books and into annuities run by insurance companies.
![Relief as insurer backs down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Relief as insurer backs down
A major insurer has pulled an about-turn on breast reconstruction costs that had left cancer patients financially and physically distressed.
![Tamsyn Parker: Relying on your man for your insurance plan?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tamsyn Parker: Relying on your man for your insurance plan?
Both women and men need to take responsibility for their finances, and unfortunately insurances are part of that, writes Tamsyn Parker.
![Diana Clement: Insurance - it's a tough game for women](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Insurance - it's a tough game for women
Women sometimes get a raw deal when it comes to insurance, for varied reasons. For one, most leave sorting out the insurance to their husbands, writes Diana Clement.
![Sub seller charged with $22m scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sub seller charged with $22m scam
A young entrepreneur behind a business selling submarines has been charged over an attempted $22 million insurance scam.