Insurance
How do you insure against climate change?
With climate change-induced disasters becoming more frequent around the world, how do insurers weigh up the financial risks? Audio
More houses prone to flooding, insurance costs will keep rising: report
New analysis has found more and more homes are going to be exposed to flooding from rivers, pushing up the cost of insurance. The report, carried out by property data company CoreLogic and Munich Re… Audio
Climate change: Weather-related insurance claims double over five year period
Insurance claims related to extreme weather events have already cost upwards of $150 million this year alone, according to the Insurance Council.
Top bosses face liability insurance hikes
Directors and officers of big and small businesses and organisations are facing hefty increases for liability insurance.
Record annual insurance payout for extreme weather claims
2021's extreme weather events have cost insurers and policy holders a record $304.9m so far this year. From May's flooding in Canterbury to a tornado in Auckland in June, flooding in July and August… Audio
Warnings house and contents insurance overpriced
New Zealanders are paying too much for house and contents insurance, according to a new survey. Consumer NZ's price comparison survey shows climate and natural hazard risk is being factored in, and is… Audio
Severe weather events mark challenging year for Tower
An increasing number of severe floods and higher building costs are reflected in the insurer's full year result.
Quake-damaged homes case progresses with Ross' settlement
About 3000 Cantabrians short changed on the payouts they received for their quake damaged homes are a step closer to getting their money, after the settlement of a landmark class action.
After a… Audio
What is required for international mobility to resume?
Kathryn talks with Massey University migration expert Paul Spoonley about how international mobility will be managed once New Zealand's borders reopen in the New Year. He says there are some big, as… Audio
Construction costs rising fast - what happens to house insurance?
Construction costs have risen at a pace not seen for nearly a decade, as anyone building or renovating a house will know. So what are the implications of this for house insurance? According to… Audio
Insurance expert: Floods a wakeup call to two-thirds of Kiwis
An insurance expert says the weekend's flooding at Westport should be a warning to the two-thirds of New Zealanders who live on a flood plain. Melissa Heath is director of Residential Risk Analysis… Audio
Who's insuring coastal NZ and will they continue?
Canterbury University Lecturer of Civil Systems Engineering Tom Logan speaks to Jesse about the issues for those living in coastal properties in light of the growing threat of climate change. Audio
Insurance lawyer not happy with new EQC model
An insurance lawyer is rubbishing the Earthquake Commission's new disaster response model, saying it reinforces a power imbalance.
Instead of dealing with EQC as well as an insurer, customers will… Audio
Vero protestors say it shouldn't be needed to get quake claim
On Thursday's edition of Checkpoint, Christchurch man Brian Shaw told us about his terminal cancer and his desire to get his decade-long insurance claim with Vero settled before he dies.
On Friday… Video, Audio
Man with terminal cancer fighting insurer 10 years after quake
A Christchurch man with terminal cancer is using his final days to battle his insurance company, a decade on from the deadly earthquakes.
Brian Shaw owns an apartment that's in a block of 11. They… Video, Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Privacy questions over insurer's driving app
Tower said its GoCarma app is a way for drivers to potentially lower their insurance excess, but critics warn it intrudes on privacy and it is unclear who is really getting the benefit.
Supreme court has ruled in favour of earthquake hit home owners
The Supreme Court has ruled that a class action by Canterbury insurance holders against Southern Response can go ahead. Ali Jones, insurance claimants advocate explains to The Panel what this means… Audio
AMP Life 'zombie sale' angers policyholders, calls for review
There are calls for an urgent review of the Insurance Act after the recently approved sale of AMP Life to a tax haven-based life insurance owner that specialises in buying so called 'zombie funds'. Audio
Health premiums under spotlight amid Covid 19 stoppages
With people going out less, there's less risk, so insurers have seen a marked drop in claims. In health, add to that cancelled elective surgery and a lack of availability for routine services such as… Audio