Nick Smith has ruled out holding an independent review of ACC's procedures around elective surgery claims unless the corporation begins to lose large numbers of appeals against its decisions.

Some surgeons are putting through claims they know won't be approved by ACC, its board chairman John Judge says.

What happens to New Zealander when AMP buys up the local assets of AXA?

Anna Bligh would like to see a better system developed so Australians have better insurance protection against flood disasters.

A Kiwi mum who witnessed her husband's murder at the hands of "greedy" family members in India says she is still traumatised.

Kiwi's lax attitude to getting our travel jabs may be killing us.

The Government is to allow private insurers to compete with the Accident Compensation Corporation.

Canterbury's massive earthquake and aftershocks are likely to rank as the fifth most costly quake ever for insurers.