Domestic
Is your home under-insured?
Most New Zealand insurance providers no longer offer unlimited replacement on your Home Insurance policy. The responsibility for setting the sum insured (cost to rebuild the home excluding land) sits with the homeowner. It’s important to check regularly (at least annually) that your sum insured is up to date to ensure your home is adequately…
Read MoreThe most expensive and difficult places to insure a home
As the country is getting battered by wet weather and flooding, people will be turning to their insurers to help with repairs. But for some towns, its getting harder and harder to insure your home at an affordable price. Read more
Read MoreCar insurance premiums are on the rise: What may lie ahead
Car manufacturers in the United States are collecting data about the way people drive their vehicles – and it could start happening in New Zealand, too. Read more
Read MoreFENZ Levy Increases
The FENZ levy rate will increase by 12.8% from 1 July 2024. The reason for this increase is to address a funding shortfall at FENZ. Levy is payable on all contracts of insurance that include the risk of fire where assets in New Zealand are covered. For contracts commencing on or after 1 July 2024,…
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