More than 80 per cent of drivers do not leave their details after crashing into a parked car, a new survey has found.

A now-bankrupt insurance broker who shared a kickback with a senior Bunnings manager in order to keep the store's business has been jailed for four years.

Some insurance companies are refusing payouts to holidaymakers who hurt themselves after heavy drinking sessions.

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?

New Zealand's biggest medical and health insurer has posted a $1.1 million annual loss after a record $694.5 million in claims.

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 (CEO, AIA NZ), this week, presented to the New Zealand Diversity Forum about business and the case for diversity.

Health insurance fraud is a significant problem in New Zealand, adding perhaps $30 million to premiums annually.

An insurance broker has denied charges he used client funds to finance his lifestyle - and gave an employee of a customer $159k in secret commissions.

New Zealand's biggest general insurer has paid out more than $3.3 billion for Canterbury earthquakes damage and settled 58 per cent of claims.

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.

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.

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?

A major insurer has pulled an about-turn on breast reconstruction costs that had left cancer patients financially and physically distressed.

Both women and men need to take responsibility for their finances, and unfortunately insurances are part of that, writes Tamsyn Parker.

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.

A young entrepreneur behind a business selling submarines has been charged over an attempted $22 million insurance scam.

While it's hard to summon up much sympathy for insurance companies, they also have a few justifiable complaints to make against their customers, writes David Chaplin.

IAG has been given the final regulator's tick to buy Wesfarmers' Lumley general insurance unit, adding to the dominance of NZ’s biggest general insurer.

The Earthquake Commission has been able to increase its reinsurance cover after securing better terms in its latest annual round of negotiations.

More than 100 insurance claims have already been lodged with AA Insurance today for damages to roofs, windows and fences from the overnight storm.

The head of this country's biggest insurer has welcomed regulatory approval for the New Zealand part of a A$1.85 billion ($2 billion) purchase although the Reserve Bank has not yet given the deal the green light.