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Life is full of risks of things that could happen – the house burning down, the car being stolen, illness…
Read more about Different types of insurance and what they protect
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When we’re fit and healthy, it’s hard to imagine life changing. But what would happen if we couldn’t earn an…
Read more about How life insurance works
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Everyone needs an emergency fund. For smaller predicaments in life, we need to ‘self-insure’ – that is, cover ourselves and…
Read more about How to build up your emergency savings to cover unexpected costs
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Pushing your luck when considering insurance just puts you against the odds. It’s not about that.
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Insurance can seem like a waste of money or a gamble. What are we really purchasing when we get cover?
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Shopping for insurance? It helps to look at some stats to choose what kind you need.
Read more about The risks we run during our working lives
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Most life insurance comes with premiums that spiral up as we age, so it helps to plan ahead.
Read more about Stepped costs get steep: What you need to know about life insurance
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We need to double-check that the automated answers we get online are the right ones for us.
Read more about When robo-insurance gives a bum steer
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In our series exploring people’s real experiences with money, Sophia reveals how her savings empowered her to leave a toxic…
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So many questions, and too often we get left with vague answers.
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While most of us can access public health services for free, almost a third of Kiwis buy health insurance to…
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What advice makes the most difference? We spoke to a handful of financial advisers in the planning, insurance and mortgage…
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