Cost-of-living cooldown: Insurance price hikes are over but higher prices are the new normal
Vehicle insurance premiums dropped 0.8% in the past year but remain 30.6% higher than three years ago. Health…
Australians suffering ‘irreversible complications’ waiting years to see medical specialists
Some Australians are waiting more than six years to see medical specialists such as neurologists, prompting doctors to…
Japan to review coverage for prescription medicines similar to OTC drugs
The health ministry is beginning full-scale discussions on a proposal to review the public health insurance coverage of…
P&I market faces renewed claims pressure – report
Club performance diverges The report highlights significant divergence in club performance. Gard remains one of the few clubs…
What insurance technology leaders are really thinking
As New Zealand’s insurance sector faces mounting pressure to modernise, technology leaders are revealing the real challenges and…
Trump seeks lower prices for Wegovy, Zepbound
President Donald Trump announces plan to expand IVF access President Donald Trump announced a plan to expand IVF…
Reserve Bank sees house prices at the upper end of sustainable; worries about struggling businesses, pricey tech stocks and health insurance
The Reserve Bank said the impact on New Zealand exporters had been limited so far, with many diversifying…
Climate change increasingly contributing to home insurance premium hikes, IAG warns
A major insurer is warning Australians to expect rising home insurance premiums, in part due to increasingly frequent…
Media leak forces IAG NZ to unveil chief executive Amanda Whiting’s upcoming departure
IAG (Insurance Australian Group) is NZ’s largest general insurer. It trades under the AMI, State, NZI, NAC, Lumley…
Got an extra hour? Here are 8 money-saving financial fixes.
Credit card debt hits record levels Americans are carrying a record amount of credit card debt, and interest…
How to survive financially after a lay off
How to survive a layoff and protect your finances As more Americans are losing their jobs, these tips…
Meta’s $27 billion bet turns AI compute into Wall Street’s hottest new investment
Are data centers the new REIT? Not quite — but Meta’s new mega–data center in northeast Louisiana marks…