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What is loan protection insurance?
2015-08-05

You probably wouldn’t think twice about taking out insurance to protect your car or home, but what about protecting your financial commitments?
 
If you can’t work due to illness or injury, if you’re involuntarily unemployed, or if you die, loan protection insurance can help you and your family better manage personal or home loan debt.
 
Loan protection insurance can be purchased in two ways: you can take it out when your loan is first approved, or you can choose to buy it at a later date, to protect an existing...

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Half of hits on property site from overseas
2015-07-31

Househunters based in China made up more than half the visitors to New Zealand's top Mandarin property sales web site, most only looking in Auckland.Sam Yin, founder and chief executive of Auckland-based real estate portalHougarden, which means backyard in Mandarin, yesterday released his data on the 496,575 people who visited the site in February, March and April.
Of those, 53 per cent (262,042) were people who were based in China, compared with 45 per cent (223,607) of people who were based in New Zealand. Another 1.5 per cent (7498) were based in Hong Kong, Mr Yin said.But he said that many of the offshore visitors left...

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Health Insurance Cover protects your greatest asset - You.
2015-07-29

When people say nothing is more important than your health – they’re right. And that’s what makes health insurance such an important part of your life. Without your health, your life, lifestyle and earning ability can be impacted.
Choosing health insurance is a smart choice because it gives you the security of knowing you have protection and options should you experience a health problem.
Five important reasons to have health insurance

  1. You have a greater choice of when, where and how you get treated, in consultation with your doctor.
  2. No added stress about how to pay for health bills.
  3. Avoid long delays in waiting for...
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