Insurance

Weather: Wanaka stores remain closed as town braces for flooding to get worse

Businesses are continuing to brace themselves.

Insurance shock: Passengers on cancelled Air NZ flights may not be covered

Some travellers 'may not be covered at all'.

Misguided insurance scam ends with three firefighters dead

A heavily indebted Italian man seeking to make a false insurance claim confessed.

Do landlords have to inspect rentals for insurance to pay out?

Some policies require three or six-monthly inspections.

Govt targets banks, insurers in major financial services crackdown

They'll be forced to "treat their customers fairly" - or else.

Flood risk has to be factored into premiums for coastal homes - insurer

Climate change is making the Kiwi dream of having a sea view less attractive.

Former NFL player trashes own restaurants in fake 'hate crime'

Edawn Coughman has since bonded out of jail.

Tenants need contents insurance following new law change - industry expert

How contents insurance covers tenants for careless damage, include damage to others' property

Kiwis encouraged to dob in insurance fraud via hotline

"It's not a victimless crime; the victims of the crime are every other policy holder."

Experts' climate change warning to laidback Kiwi homeowners

Shorter mortgages and higher premiums could come a lot sooner than sea level rises.

Hong Kong protests: Will travel insurance cover disrupted plans?

If you haven't booked insurance yet, it may be too late.

EQC levy jumps by $60 per year

It will pay for a $50,000 increase to the cap for homes damaged by a natural disaster.

Australian woman charged $2600 after breaking nail in Hawaii

After paying one bill upfront, she kept receiving charges.

Most New Zealanders don't trust insurance companies - survey

Just 8 percent thought they were getting a fair deal.

Former Earthquake Commission head says EQC caps should increase to $400,000

The payout threshold is set to increase by $50,000 next month.

Ark owners sue over rain damage

Noah's vessel survived 40 days and nights of rain, but a modern replica might not.

Investigators didn't break law recording earthquake victims' meeting - police

Police say the meetings weren't private as defined by law.

Wellington apartment owners abandoning insurance as premiums spike

Companies are hiking prices due to the earthquake risk.

'Soft' banking and insurance sales commissions to be banned

The Govt wants them to stop up-selling customers products and services they don't need.

How Easter can cost dog owners dearly

It's not just chocolate you have to keep your pooch away from.

Aussie with severe spasms 'not disabled enough' for benefit

"I just cried for two days... I don't want to go out in public like this."

IAG not withdrawing from Wellington market

However it's 'changing its approach' to insurance after feedback.

The devastating cost of climate change revealed

A new report highlights the "sheer magnitude of devastation" sea level rises can cause.

Govt vows harsher life insurance regulation after damning report

They're promising strong penalties for breaching duties.

Family's 'shattered heart' after young Aussie dad's 'accidental' Bali death

Chris Taylor's family are now crowdfunding to bring his body home.

'Spying' isn't what Southern Response did - Gerry Brownlee

He says it's the "wrong" term.

Exclusive: Inquiry finds private spies snooped on quake victims

A Newshub probe revealed multiple private meetings of insurance claimants were infiltrated.

Extreme weather: Insurers stung by second-highest claims since 1969

Either we invest in change now, or wait for climate change to send us the bill.

Dame Silvia Cartwright to head inquiry into EQC's claim handling

The inquiry will have the full powers of a Royal Commission.

Abby Hartley's family to donate leftover Givealittle funds

They're now trying to get back to 'normality', saying "it's what mum would've wanted".