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Southern Cross Travel discovers 20-year discounting error
Law & Regulation

Southern Cross Travel discovers 20-year discounting error

Another insurer has messed up policy discounts. 

Paul McBeth 12 Jan 2024
Crowd-funding: one easily-led man’s journey
Markets

Pattrick Smellie: Crowd-funding: one easily-led man’s journey

Limited disclosure makes crowd-funding popular. Poor disclosure limits its future.

Pattrick Smellie 09 Jan 2024
Gerry Harvey’s NZ lending turns into magic millions
Primary Sector

Gerry Harvey’s NZ lending turns into magic millions

The billionaire Westbury Stud owner is adding money-lending to horse breeding.

Paul McBeth 09 Jan 2024
IAG includes extra A$250m for NZ in its 2024 catastrophe reinsurance
Markets

IAG includes extra A$250m for NZ in its 2024 catastrophe reinsurance

The insurer is still assessing the cost of Australian claims in December.  

Staff reporters 04 Jan 2024