In the current system, there is no direct entitlement to damages if an Insurer is found to have breached their (minimal) obligations of good faith owed to their clients. Therefore, the effect of a breach of good faith has drastically disproportionate outcomes depending on whether you are an Insured or an Insurer.
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This is an article about the insurance law implications for a family whose home was destroyed by a rouge digger driver.
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Family feels 'betrayed' after insurance switch leaves them short
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In 2009 the Privacy Commissioner conducted an investigation that concluded that insurers should not make blanket requests for an insured’s medical files.
In my experience, it is standard practice for cases involving income protection, trauma, and travel claims to ask for FULL medical records.
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This is a piece that Stuff’s Rob Stock involved me with. It deals with TBI’s and how not to let them define you.
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This is a profile done on me by the Law Society
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Insurance Law Reform is long overdue.
For reforms to be meaningful we need to amend the corporate practices of the insurance companies.
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There is some data to suggest that the decline rate of Income Protection cover in New Zealand is as high as 25%.
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If you face an allegation of fraud by an insurance company, ask them what is the basis for that allegation?
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Employment Law issues and COVID-19.
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