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

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

Air New Zealand has been issued with a formal warning by the Commerce Commission and will stop pre-selecting travel insurance for passengers buying tickets online.

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.

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

Four years on, private insurers say they have settled 57 per cent of residential insurance claims over the Earthquake Commission’s $100,000 “cap”.

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.

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.

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.

'Did you see that Countdown is selling insurance?" a friend emailed last week. My initial response was: "There's nothing new in that."

As we all build our own financial houses and get them in order, they need to be resilient when things happen.

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?

New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown is adding insurance services as it seeks to widen the offering to its 2.7 million weekly customers.

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