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Andrew Hooker is a specialist insurance lawyer.  He has spent 20 years providing insurance legal advice and this has included:

  •  Partner in one of New Zealand’s leading insurance specialist law firms; 
  •  Chief legal counsel for one of New Zealand’s largest insurance companies; 

Prior to working as a lawyer Andrew worked in claims and sales for a major New Zealand insurance company, and also set up and ran a nationwide specialist insurance investigation company.
  
Andrew practices as a specialist insurance lawyer in Albany, on Auckland’s north shore and a director of Claims Information Specialists Ltd, running an insurance information website – www.claimshelp.co.nz.

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Quake hit businesses tipped to fall Feb.22

17 Jan 12, 11:56am, Andrew Hooker
Insurance specialist Andrew Hooker speculates on a possible insurance aftershock that could wipe out many Christchurch businesses Feb. 22

Where there's smoke, there's a legal firestorm

07 Jan 12, 11:08am, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker opens the book on a quarrelsome insurance claim and finds out how the onus of proof breaksdown in the courtroom when it comes to arson

How to avoid the insurance merrygoround

08 Nov 11, 10:40am, Andrew Hooker
Insurance specialist Andrew Hooker expains why insurance is not an even playing field and what homeowners can do about it. Your view?

Reinstatement raising insurance ire in Chch

13 Sep 11, 12:44pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker finds out why Christchurch residents are taking to the streets and what they can do about insurance frustrations.

Key issues when settling quake claims

25 Jul 11, 11:17am, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker looks at insurance company obligations on quake damaged homes. Is a resin injection under the slab good enough?

Don't settle for low ball cash settlements

07 Jun 11, 11:07am, Andrew Hooker
Insurance specialist Andrew Hooker looks at the dangers of cash settlements as a quick fix to earthquake woes and finds reason for caution. Your view?

Insurance claims cop-outs

03 May 11, 12:24pm, Andrew Hooker
Beware of the insurance investigator's questions, warns Andrew Hooker

Income protection deception

21 Apr 11, 11:13am, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker deconstructs income protection insurance policies and finds some big gaps between expectations and coverage.

Insurance confusion abounds in Christchurch

24 Mar 11, 2:53pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker finds insurers and the EQC are failing miserably to deal with Christchurch quake claims. Your experience?

Opinion: The problem of unjustified blacklisting

21 Mar 11, 9:33am, Andrew Hooker
Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker sheds some light on lopsided insurance relationships

Insurers eye 'depopulation' excuse

03 Mar 11, 11:07am, Andrew Hooker
Insurers may try to wriggle out of quake claims for lost business on the grounds of 'depopulation', Andrew Hooker explains. Your experience?

'How quake victims should lodge claims'

01 Mar 11, 8:49am, Andrew Hooker
Insurance expert Andrew Hooker details what Christchurch's quake victims need to check before claiming. Your experience?

The pressure to prove ownership

06 Dec 10, 9:36am, Andrew Hooker
What you paid for a lost item is irrelevant, its what its worth. Andrew Hooker explains

Lack of care and insurance cover

16 Nov 10, 12:45pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker reviews where the line is for insurance cover if you don't take 'due care' of your possessions

Protecting both your income and your coverage

09 Nov 10, 5:30pm, Andrew Hooker
Losing your income usually means you have no resources to challenge your income protection insurer. But a new legal case may have changed that

How to protect income protection

02 Nov 10, 10:17am, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker details why the fine print is crucial in life and income protection insurance. Your experience?

Just an accusation can render you uninsurable

13 Oct 10, 12:22pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker looks at the consequences of being accused by your insurer of any type of dishonesty - even if it is not true or proven

'Harvesting false detail from true claims'

07 Oct 10, 12:48pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker explains what people accused of insurance claim dishonesty should do if they're innocent and details the tactics insurers use

Finding the cracks in earthquake cover

10 Sep 10, 6:00pm, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker finds plenty of gaps between EQC, insurers and home owners in earthquake policies. Your experience?

Heads, they win; tails, you lose

03 Sep 10, 9:54am, Andrew Hooker
Andrew Hooker explains how insurers can use the "utmost good faith" clause to wriggle out of paying