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![Insurance to cover firms against celebrity 'disgrace'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Insurance to cover firms against celebrity 'disgrace'
A growing number of companies are buying so-called 'disgrace insurance' in case their brand ambassador turns into a persona non grata.
![United Future outlines 2011 policies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
United Future outlines 2011 policies
United Future are calling for the outright ban of 1080 in the fight against possums and for the introduction of universal health insurance.
![Cheaper ACC - but there's a catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cheaper ACC - but there's a catch
Taxpayers may be offered discounts on their accident insurance levies in return for accepting lower compensation, longer waits and higher medical fees after an accident.
![Rogue finance boss trades on death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rogue finance boss trades on death
A rogue finance company boss bought secret life insurance cover on hundreds of unwitting people - to win a $500,000 jackpot every time one of them died. Their families received $20,000.
![For sale: ruined boat, no careful owner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
For sale: ruined boat, no careful owner
The owners of a stranded luxury launch have put it up for sale after failing to free it from sand.
![Quake victims struggling with uncertainty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Quake victims struggling with uncertainty
Some Christchurch residents don't know when their land will be fixed or how they'll live meantime.
![<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty
You might be surprised how often insurance companies call their customers liars, fraudsters or criminals, and the flimsy basis on which they sometimes do so.