Tower Insurance
Tower chief executive resigns
The chief executive of Tower Insurance has resigned to return to his family in Australia, after five years in the job. Audio
Tower confident RBNZ will approve its Youi acquisition
Tower Insurance is to buy small competitor Youi for $13-million to boost its growth. Audio
Insurance Council supports changes to disclosure rules
Tower Insurance is easing the pressure on customers to reveal all information that could affect their claim. Audio
Tower defends house insurance premium hikes
Tower Insurance is defending massive hikes in house insurance premiums for some home owners. Yesterday a Wellington woman told us she was stunned when her annual premium on her house insurance went up… Audio
Tower warns premiums will rise with weather-related claims
Tower Insurance is warning that premiums will rise because of increased claims caused by unprecedented stormy weather. Audio
Tower Insurance hikes premiums in quake-prone areas
Tower insurance customers with high risk earthquake-prone homes will soon have to start paying hundreds of dollars more in premiums.
Tower Insurance hikes premiums in quake-prone areas
The company has announced that from the start of April thousands of its customers started paying hundreds of dollars more for home insurance due to risk-based pricing. Audio
Comcom torpedoes Suncorp's plan to buy all of Tower
The Commerce Commission has torpedoed plans by an Australian firm to takeover Tower Insurance. Audio
Canadian company offers $197m for Tower Insurance
A Canadian insurance and investment company has made a bid for troubled local insurer Tower.
Chch earthquake battle with Tower entering 7th year
Greg Young successfully fought Tower Insurance in the High Court for not rebuilding his earthquake damaged home, but he says they are still refusing to play ball. Video, Audio
Tower full-year loss widens, proposes new quake claims company
The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken. Audio
Tower Insurance slips to bigger H1 loss on quake, IT, cost
Listed general insurance company Tower has reported a bigger first half loss on lingering Canterbury earthquake claims and a write down in its computer systrems. Audio
Tower share buy-back
The listed insurer, Tower, is buying back as much as 34 million dollars of its shares, after saying it has at least 135 million more cash than is required by the Reserve Bank. Audio
Tower eyes Pacific for growth
The general insurer, Tower, is keen to expand its presense in the Pacific. Audio
Tower's reintroduces full replacement policy for fire
Tower insurance says bringing back full replacement cover for homes destroyed by fire is part of a range of new products it is introducing. Audio
Tower brings back full cover for fire destroyed homes
Tower insurance has brought back full replacement cover for homes destroyed by fire. Audio