Best’s Market Segment Report: AM Best Assigns Stable Outlook on New Zealand’s Life Insurance Segment
AM Best is assigning a stable outlook on the New Zealand life insurance segment, citing robust capital adequacy, in addition...
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Premiums under pressure: Is this the biggest question climate change poses for our insurance?
full insurance retreat in New Zealand has been rare. In the meantime, insurers have been turning to risk-based pricing, using...
Cyclone Gabrielle: Napier man challenges insurer over flood hazard maps, gets premium discount
A Napier man who got his insurance premiums reduced after he challenged a council flooding hazard map is calling for...
New figures show Wellington house insurance is now twice as expensive as Auckland
Wellingtonians are having to set aside more of their incomes for insurance, as new figures show house insurance in the...
House insurance costs twice as much in Wellington as in Auckland, data shows
House insurance on Wellington properties costs about twice as much as in Auckland, new data from insurance comparison site Quashed...
New Zealand official says navy ship didn’t sink because captain was a woman: ‘Seriously, it’s 2024’
The military said the ship, purchased for $100 million NZ dollars ($61 million), was not covered by replacement insurance. The...
How much have prices risen in five years?
Inflation may be back within the Reserve Bank's target range, but the past few years have left prices much higher...
Travel insurance for New Zealand
Off to New Zealand? Learn all about the cover you'll need to keep you safe, and pick up tips on...
NZ Super Fund nat cat ILS investments return 12.6%. Decides to exit life settlements
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund), one of the government pension investment providers, has reported an impressive 12.6%...
Insurance premiums ‘increased horrendously’ Consumer NZ expert says
House insurance in particular has soared by 97 percent in the past decade, Consumer NZ says.