The last week has been such a shambles that I haven't had time to focus on anything other than my own dopey suburban matron problems.

New Zealand is facing a horrible bonanza...

Christchurch City Council's holding company has had its credit rating downgraded. Standard and Poor's has dropped the rating from AA+ to...

The parking company which is forcing a couple to pay for the time their stolen car spent in a parking space says the onus is on the insurance company to cover the fee.

Today is being heralded as the dawn of a "new era of professionalism" for the financial services sector.

AMI, Christchurch's largest residential insurer, could be uninsured as soon as Friday as officials scramble to put reinsurance in place in the event of a fourth quake.

Rates across the country could rise due to increased insurance bills in the wake of the Christchurch quakes.

Taxpayers would pay most of the cost of repairing future earthquake damage to uninsured Christchurch infrastructure, a spokesman for Finance Minister Bill English says.

The actual physical rebuild of Christchurch won't be complex but will remain frustratingly on hold until the aftershocks come to an end, says Fletcher Building CEO Jonathan Ling.

Floods, hurricanes, droughts - will climate change mean more wild weather ahead? That's a risk the insurance industry is taking very seriously, reports Peter Huck.