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Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites

With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting hard, drivers are letting it lapse.

'Are we hostages?': Cruise couple handed $4100 bill mid evacuation

A hefty bill hurts, especially when you’re being evacuated.

Vehicle insurance premium hikes outpacing rise in incomes

New figures show 22.6 per cent annual increase in cost of average vehicle cover for Kiwis.

Hazard-prone development likely under fast-track law, insurers and engineers warn

Continued building in flood-prone areas is a 'highly likely' result, submitters warn.

What can you do if your airline goes bust?

A recent spate of airline insolvencies has travellers asking what's covered.

ANZ, BNZ bosses in no hurry to follow Reserve Bank’s advice on insurability of property

The Reserve Bank believes more risk-based pricing could improve financial stability.

OECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts

Organisation calls for a capital gains tax, better education and more competition.

Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society

Key to success: Being 'consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent'.

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

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

'Very significant' home insurance price rise expected

House insurance premiums have jumped by more than 30 per cent in a year.

Exclusive: Insurance gap blocking Kiwis from life-saving drugs will be fixed, Seymour says

A Medsafe technicality is seeing people miss out on desperately-needed funds.

Carmakers and insurers brace for Baltimore bridge collapse fallout

Financial Times: Suppliers face bottlenecks in crucial US entry point.

Most Kiwis say their health is good, but are not getting regular checks - health insurer

Māori feel less healthy than Pākehā, despite being more committed to health screening.

This disrupted Kiwi travellers most often in 2023, NZ study reports

Half of travellers encountered issues but most were related to this part of the trip.

The struggle of trying for an insurance discount - $70k of cover lost for a $1.50 saving

OPINION: I was speechless for about 20 seconds before saying 'are you joking?'

Diana Clement: Are you guilty of ‘harmless’ fraud?

OPINION: 'Harmless' fraud is a crime we all pay for.