Nearly half of Kiwi homes are underinsured by at least 10 per cent, new research shows.
Since the Canterbury earthquakes, insurance companies no longer offer full replacement value house policies in the event of a natural disaster.
Now the onus is on homeowners to estimate how much it would cost to rebuild their homes, and take out a "sum insured" policy accordingly.
Research from property analytics firm CoreLogic shows this has resulted in almost one in two New Zealand properties being underinsured, as homeowners miscalculate the true rebuild value.
With the New Zealand housing stock currently worth around $786 billion dollars, this equates to an $80...
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