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Departing insurer in call for full disclosure
Financial advisers should be forced to say exactly how much they are being paid when they sell a product and whose products they are able to sell, says the departing boss of the country's largest life insurer.
Health insurer backs tax cut
New Zealand's largest health insurer is supporting a proposed tax change to make policy cover cheaper.
Ask Susan: Health insurance
Having cysts removed from above my eyebrows cost me $800, which I paid the same time as the visit. I sent my account to Sovereign for a refund and was told that I couldn't claim because it wasn't for $1,200.
Kingsland character on the line
Kingsland property owner Pam Willis says insurance premiums may reach the point where owners start tearing down commercial buildings.
Owners face cruel dilemma
Mark Simmonds who, with his wife Bronwyn Paul, runs a wedding and event venue in a renovated Edwardian building in Wanganui, can no longer get insurance cover for earthquake damage.
Insurance pitfalls for unwary
Weekend Herald consumer finance writer Diana Clement explains changes to home insurance policies and how they could affect you.
Stock Takes: Green light
Looks like details of the long-awaited Mighty River Power float are set to be released on Monday with the Government raring to go after receiving the all clear from the Supreme Court.
Michael Naylor: Underinsurance - $650 billion estimate a bit low
On Monday the Financial Services Council released a report called "Exploring Underinsurance within New Zealand".
Push to let Rena wreck rest
The owners and insurers of the MV Rena want to leave part of the cargo ship on the Astrolabe Reef - but Tauranga's Mayor would rather have the whole wreck gone.
Kiwis are under-insured, finds survey
New Zealanders are under-insured by $650 billion, a two-year research project has found.
Diana Clement: Homeowners may be in for an insurance shock
Kiwis need to get a whole lot more interested in their house insurance or it will cost them dearly.
Hanover contesting AIG ruling
Hanover Group Holdings has filed an appeal after it lost a High Court fight with insurance giant AIG over a policy worth up to $20 million.
Hanover expected to file appeal
Hanover Group Holdings is expected to file an appeal this afternoon after it lost a High Court fight with AIG.
Small business: Robyn Galloway on temporary relocation after earthquake
Robyn Galloway, Managing Director of Innovative Travel in Christchurch and Board Member for the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce on business survival and insurance after a disaster.
Small business: Peter Townsend on business insurance
Peter Townsend, CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce on why business insurance is important.
Inside Money: Flesch test - in search of an easy hereinafterlife
New Zealand's insurance companies can make things a little easier on their long-suffering readers...
Robbie, we can look after you
The search is on for a young boy who hopes to get his new red bike insured.
$2b in payouts to be shared for land claims
Canterbury property owners with earthquake-damaged land are likely to share some $2 billion in payouts as the Earthquake Commission gears up to settle land claims.
A car crash with a bitter aftertaste
You could forgive Shiu Narayan if the word "insurance" tasted sour in his mouth this morning.