11 Jun 2019

Insurance taskforce watches Wellington price hikes

From Morning Report, 7:42 am on 11 June 2019

Got a problem and no clear way forward? Set up a taskforce.

That is the course of action Wellington's leaders are taking after an insurance forum in the city on Monday.

Insurance companies say they're finally charging for the actual risk and higher premiums are inevitable, and that is worrying the city's mayor Justin Lester.

Michael Cropp reports.