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Homeloan refinance ended up costing
Miscommunication costs
Adviser completes insurance application
Reduced investment values
Mountain eruption not unexpected
Swiss watch swiped: Spain
The missing bag and the rotting meat
The great train station robbery
Pania lost her ring in the sea, fake photos didn’t help
Storm in a tea shop, the unattainable police report
No cover for anxiety, loss of enjoyment
Mr M’s trip to NZ ends in tragedy
Roger’s trip ends in tragedy, waiver applies
Tooth extraction excluded from cover
Weight loss surgery excluded
Excluding tonsils, not adenoids
Overseas treatment – no specialist letter, no cover
$4,000 vacuum debt written off
Three loans, no redundancy cover
35 unauthorised credit card transactions
Financial hardship, no evidence provided
Full medical history needed
Income protection reinstated
No cover for childbirth trauma
Life insurance, reduced payment
What is fair and reasonable conduct?
When the policy pay-out is limited
Flood damage, no proof of loss
Earthquake damage, defective repairs
No temporary accommodation cover
Cover for motel, not for carparks
No access, no business
Earthquake: repair v replace
KiwiSaver early withdrawal rules super strict
Less than expect from your Superannuation
Investment loss from KiwiSaver mistake
Investments can go up and down
Pay out for stolen ring disappointing
No cover for derelict house after fire
No cover for missing ruby
Disappointing cover for stolen watch
The leaky ranch slider and the sudden hole
Photos not enough for $56K jewellery claim
House in disrepair, no fire cover
Previous declined claim, no cover for fire
Fake photo, fake jewellery, no cover
D.I.Y receipts
Lost and found glasses and the ICR
18 criminal convictions, no clean slate
Car written-off, pay out less than expected
Paying excess when it’s not your fault
No tyre tread, no cover
No cover for learner driver with passengers
Teenage son flips parents’ car
A car bumped into me - no it didn’t
The van, the can and the boom
Stolen car, no cover
Coffee-stained carpet, dining room only
Fair Insurance Code Breach
No insurance for man who skipped flight to make cruise
No ambulance cover for pre-existing conditions
Leaving out medical details is a problem
Bad knee, no cover
Skin surgery benefit changed
Son crashes car, no cover
Excess dog damage
Covid-19: cancelled travel
Cancer, non-disclosure
$43K loan, ute repossessed
$189K romance scam
Stress after the storm
No home, 4 loans, responsible lending?
Request to reduce life cover
Tenant turns house into animal refuge
Methamphetamine contamination confusion
Premiums paid were more than the funeral cover was worth
Gradual damage?
Complaint insurer misunderstood the term “off-roading”
Impact of COVID-19 and redundancy
Increasing premiums
Steak cooked in a toaster sparks disaster
Payout brings more pain
Responsible lending disputed
Man with Indian hospital bill argues “Australasia” must include “Asia”
Loss of rental during lockdown
Ombudsman finds that claim statement "was not complete and correct"
Health pack for depression not reasonable
Grieving son duped on Trade Me
Financial mentor helps couple through unaffordable loan
“So, no” response leads to complaint
No tick, no payment
Pre-existing damage?
Stolen goods lead to more losses
Defective earthquake repairs cause ongoing issues
Lending based on uncertain overtime and incorrect expenses
Flood damaged car not fully covered
Husband makes claim for obstetrics care for his wife’s pregnancy
Words debated following landslip
Insurer declines burglary claim because of open window
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