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Law to be overhauled to prevent insurers from unreasonably declining claims

Onus to be put on insurers to ask for information, rather than assume customers will tell.

RBNZ wants banks to be more careful issuing mortgages

The bank is wary of banks issuing loans against properties that become hard to insure.

Insurance premium hikes not all cyclone related

People in parts of Hawke's Bay have seen their insurance premiums go up 60pc this year.

Baltimore leaders accuse ship’s owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse

Ship owner and manager should be held liable, city leaders say after disaster.

Opinion: David Seymour putting cart before horse on health insurance

OPINION: Medsafe must first approve off-label medicines, insurers say.

'Who did my sister marry?': The extraordinary life of a Kiwi who was accused of killing his wife

Alex Lang, also known as Donald McPherson, also featured in a $35m bank swindle.

Crime, cyclone, scams and floods impact insurance

Stress, scams and weather disasters significantly impacted multi-billion dollar business.

Bermuda-based firm bids for second bite of NZ life insurance pie

Will the Reserve Bank and ComCom approve the sale of Asteron Life?

Kiwi man '30 minutes from death' after brutal Bali stabbing

The tropical dream holiday turned nightmare after the frenzied attack in Kuta.

Suncorp boss hopeful insurance premium increases will slow following hefty hikes in 2023

Focus on reinsurers ahead of Suncorp renewing its contracts in July.

Eskdale residents still ‘fighting with insurance companies’ since cyclone damage

Flood-affected residents are still battling insurance claims a year on

The uninsurable world: What climate change is costing property owners

Soaring premiums are a de facto ‘carbon price’ on consumers as the weather gets worse.

IAG's profit up as average home insurance premiums jump 30 per cent

Chief executive Amanda Whiting says insurer needs to prepare for the future.

'Everyone is in a different boat' - insurance issues linger a year on from the cyclone

Premiums continue to rise, as insurers move further towards address-level pricing.

Auckland pensioner left homeless by floods trapped in 'bureaucratic stalemate'

A year ago, Sheryl Clarke was rescued from her flooded home. Now she just wants it fixed.

A rescue, a landslip and no home to go to

Kim Weston rescued her mother Sheryl Clarke during the Auckland Anniversary floods. A year later Clarke's home is still red-stickered. Video / Sylvie Whinray