INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NEW ZEALAND

AA Insurance Limited

AA INSURANCE COMPANY  was launched in 1994 and is a joint venture between the New Zealand Automobile Association and Suncorp-Metway Limited.

AA Insurance has over 350 staff servicing 150,000 plus customers and manages almost 300,000 policies. Over half of those policies cover motor insurance risks including cars, bikes, caravans, and motor homes, and the remainder are house and contents insurance.

IAG New Zealand Limited

 (IAG NZ) is New Zealand’s largest general insurer. The head office is in Auckland, New Zealand, however there are offices throughout the New Zealand. IAG NZ is part of the larger Insurance Australia Group (IAG), which has its headquarters in Sydney, Australia and is Australasias largest general insurance group. IAG is an international general insurance group with operations in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Asia.

In New Zealand, the majority of their products are offered under the State Insurance and NZI brands, however many of the major banks also resell IAG NZ insurance products.

State Insurance offers insurance cover for predominantly personal assets such as home and vehicle with coverage sold directly to the public through free phone numbers, their website or at our sales centres around the country.

NZI 

 New Zealand Insurance was formed in 1859 and is one of New Zealand's largest and longest-serving fire and general insurance brands. In January 2003 Insurance Australia Group purchased NZI when acquiring Aviva's general insurance business. NZI focuses on providing products to the broker market.

In 2007 and 2008, NZI was named 'Insurer of the Year' by New Zealand's Broking community.

It is the title sponsor of the Wellington Sevens event in the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens teams and TVNZ business programme NZI Business.

Southern Cross Healthcare Group

SOUTHERN CROOS HEALTHCARE GROUP  is a collection of independent, health-oriented businesses founded on not-for-profit principles, and is New Zealand’s largest non-public healthcare organisation. The Group’s main areas of business include health insurance, private hospitals and travel insurance. 

Founded in 1961, the Southern Cross Health Society is New Zealand’s largest health insurer, with more than 840,000 members. It funds more than NZ$500m of healthcare services each year, mostly for elective surgical procedures. The Society is also a provider of corporate wellness programmes and injury management services.

Southern Cross Hospitals Limited, established in 1979, is New Zealand’s largest private hospital network, with 14 wholly owned and joint venture surgical facilities that deliver more than 60,000 elective surgical procedures annually. It is also a joint venture partner in New Zealand’s first private radiotherapy facility which opened in Auckland in 2008.

Southern Cross Travel Insurance, established in 1982, is a direct-to-consumer travel insurer that provides cover for around 200,000 travellers annually in both New Zealand and Australia.