Insurance
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
New Zealander stuck in Peru during Covid-19 lockdown gets back to UK
We've been speaking with Jo Tovee, a Kiwi stuck in Lima amid some fraught circumstances as a tourist during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since we last caught up with Jo, she managed to get on a UK… Audio
Fincap wants brakes on payday lenders during Covid-19 lockdown
A nationwide budgeting service wants online payday lenders shuttered during the country's lockdown period amid concern people desperate for money will turn to loan sharks. An interest rate cap on… Audio
Kiwi stuck in Peru: 'We're getting much more disheartened'
New Zealander Jo Tovee is stranded in Lima after Peru went into a state of emergency while she was on holiday there. She has now been forced to find new accommodation at short notice after her hostel… Audio
Kiwi traveller stranded in Lima: 'We're not welcome here'
Jo Tovee is currently stuck in a hostel in Lima after only five days into her solo-trip to Peru after the Peruvian government declared a 15-day state of emergency. She says foreigners are being made… Audio
Fixing up farms after the flooding
The clean-up continues for farmers whose land was flooded by the Mataura River in Southland. Jon Pemberton had 20 hectares of land under water at Brydone. When it receded he was left with a metre of… Audio
Fixing up farms after the flooding
The clean-up continues for farmers whose land was flooded by the Mataura River in Southland. Jon Pemberton had 20 hectares of land under water at Brydone. When it receded he was left with a metre of…
AudioInsurance bought direct keeps customers more satisfied
New data from Consumer NZ shows people who buy insurance direct - rather than through a bank or broker, leaves them happier. The annual insurance survey found when it came to buying life insurance in… Audio
Southern Response apology strikes sour note
That's how those at the centre of issues with Southern Response have characterised the state insurer's public apology.
Southern Response's new boss, Casey Hurren, offered the public apology while… Audio
The 90s File
Who wants to work in agriculture? Country Life's meeting people born in the 1990s who do…. Audio
The 90s File
Who wants to work in agriculture? Country Life's meeting people born in the 1990s who do….
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