3+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (1025+ words) Should you pay the rising health insurance premiums or bank the money away to fund potential future premiums? Mary Holm explains the savviest approach for your wallet and wellbeing. Is health insurance worth it? It’s a frequent question. Whether it’s…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1790+ words) A young mother’s breast cancer insurance claim was rejected due to earlier symptoms which she and her GP believed was mastitis during breastfeeding. Her insurance company says it does not question her integrity, but the cancer was a pre-existing condition....

6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) New Zealanders are spending far more of their income on insurance than they used to – and they may be paying considerably more by staying with the same insurer. Stats NZ data show that in the past five years, average house…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1655+ words) While Mary Holm is enjoying a break over summer we will be running some excerpts from her latest revised book Rich Enough? A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi. Insurance. Sigh! It sounds so boring. But I promise to make it…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (533+ words) Insurance company IAG New Zealand has been fined $19.5 million in the Auckland High Court after admitting breaches of the Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA). IAG admitted making false and/or misleading representations in relation to its insurance products between September…...