Going away on holiday? Strategic thinking can go a long way to preventing long-haul discomfort.

Southern Cross Travel Insurance has axed its $100 claims excess calling it a trivial amount.

Tinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.

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 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.

YOUI debited $592 from my Visa card even though I’d cancelled policy, writes Diana Clement.

Insurance of this kind is not always effective, may be unfair and can lead to risky lending by banks, writes Mary Holm.

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.

The four years since the Christchurch earthquake is more than enough time for a discussion about New Zealand's system of disaster insurance.

After the big shock, for many owners of homes and businesses, their insurance policies didn't cover them for what they thought.

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).

New Zealand profit from the country's biggest general insurer, Insurance Australia Group, rose from $92 million to $193 million.

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

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.

New Zealand's dual insurance system has been deemed inefficient by a leading insurance company, following the Canterbury earthquakes.

An international investor has become a shareholder in Auckland-based fund manager Castle Point Funds.

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 New Zealand is being investigated over possible misleading or deceptive conduct in the way it sells insurance with air fares.

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.

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.

A warning is being issued to motorists after a third of New Zealanders surveyed admitted to leaving valuable possessions in their car.

Smartphone apps and devices that record trip and vehicle data are set to infiltrate auto insurance at a rapid pace.

A multi-million dollar insurance claim by Bridgecorp's receivers against Lloyd's Underwriters in London has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

General insurer Tower reported a 32pc drop in annual profit and signalled plans for another share buyback.