The consequences of inadequately maintained or wrongly connected trailers can be fatal.

Anyone with domestic house insurance pays for Natural Hazards Insurance, which is a compulsory levy collected by insurers for the Natural Hazards Commission. However, the NHC has the discretionary power to decline cover where a Natural Hazard Section Notice is recorded on a property title.

The “Your Products” exclusion in public/general/broadform liability insurance can be extremely frustrating for builders and other trades. This article discusses how is it applied and also how contract works insurance and defective work cover fit in.

This article outlines the key insurance considerations for builders and other construction contractors who are looking to retire.

We recently helped a new customer change insurer (and broker) after it was discovered that they had been insured, incorrectly, as a project manager rather than a building contractor. It turns out if that customer had needed to make a claim (which fortunately they...

We've had a number of queries recently from builders (and it’s a regular question) asking what happens if their customer doesn’t arrange contract works insurance on a renovation or alteration. As most of you should know by now, when a project involves working on an...

Recently, a customer of ours was ordered by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) to pay compensation to a former employee. They only informed us of the situation after the judgment was issued. We lodged a claim with their insurer. Failing to notify your insurer as...

Customers with NZI’s commercial vehicle insurance now benefit from free Roadside Assistance.

Is landscaping covered by insurance? If a landscaper starts a fire will their insurance cover their liability for the resulting damage? These are the questions we answer in this article.

If your trailer is loaded in excess of the manufacturer’s specification this may void your insurance in the event of an accident.

Concrete contractors will often have a rip & tear exclusion added to their public liability insurance. This article covers what this means.