Andrew Hooker

Law News reviews the growing body of work building to update our insurance law. It has started with the Culture & Conduct review, will cover disclosure issues, and may tackle conflicted remuneration

Law News reviews the growing body of work building to update our insurance law. It has started with the Culture & Conduct review, will cover disclosure issues, and may tackle conflicted remuneration

The Law Commission dusts off a review of class actions and litigation funding after getting a green light from Minister of Justice Andrew Little to resume stalled project

The Law Commission dusts off a review of class actions and litigation funding after getting a green light from Minister of Justice Andrew Little to resume stalled project

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean 'not in a position' to say whether claims handling will be included in big insurance regulation reforms planned for next year

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean 'not in a position' to say whether claims handling will be included in big insurance regulation reforms planned for next year

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister commits to a 'significant package of insurance contract law reform in 2018'; Admits archaic disclosure rules are divisive

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister commits to a 'significant package of insurance contract law reform in 2018'; Admits archaic disclosure rules are divisive

Fair Play on Fees & Kiwibank quietly settle fees dispute following ANZ settlement. BNZ, Westpac cases 'still before the court'

Fair Play on Fees & Kiwibank quietly settle fees dispute following ANZ settlement. BNZ, Westpac cases 'still before the court'

Insurance lawyer calls for playing field to be leveled in NZ so insurers suffer the same consequences as their customers if they tell porkies

Insurance lawyer calls for playing field to be leveled in NZ so insurers suffer the same consequences as their customers if they tell porkies

EQC responds to accusations it blacklisted a vulnerable quake victim after wrongly accusing her of lying to get a free heat pump

EQC responds to accusations it blacklisted a vulnerable quake victim after wrongly accusing her of lying to get a free heat pump

EQC's 'unaccountable actions' see Christchurch woman 'wrongly' accused of fraud and left uninsurable, says Andrew Hooker

EQC's 'unaccountable actions' see Christchurch woman 'wrongly' accused of fraud and left uninsurable, says Andrew Hooker

Andrew Hooker on how to side-step the insurance problems experienced by Cantabs after the 2010/11 earthquakes

Andrew Hooker on how to side-step the insurance problems experienced by Cantabs after the 2010/11 earthquakes

ANZ and Fair Play on Fees settle bank exception fees litigation with bank not admitting liability, no mention of payout for bank customers

ANZ and Fair Play on Fees settle bank exception fees litigation with bank not admitting liability, no mention of payout for bank customers

ANZ wins key bank fees case in Australia's highest court, New Zealand subsidiary sees the result as good news for related, but separate NZ bank fees cases

ANZ wins key bank fees case in Australia's highest court, New Zealand subsidiary sees the result as good news for related, but separate NZ bank fees cases

Andrew Hooker says insurers are backing away from covering meth damage in the same way they backed away from covering terrorism after 9/11 and weather-tightness damage after the leaky homes saga

Andrew Hooker says insurers are backing away from covering meth damage in the same way they backed away from covering terrorism after 9/11 and weather-tightness damage after the leaky homes saga

Seamus Donegan asks if the litigious approach to Canterbury earthquakes would really get the best outcomes

Seamus Donegan asks if the litigious approach to Canterbury earthquakes would really get the best outcomes

Insurance lawyer argues the brute force of litigation is what's necessary to get insurers to play ball settling the remaining outstanding Canterbury quake claims

Insurance lawyer argues the brute force of litigation is what's necessary to get insurers to play ball settling the remaining outstanding Canterbury quake claims

Andrew Hooker advocates it is high time insurers started following the same rules as the rest of us when we enter into contracts

Andrew Hooker advocates it is high time insurers started following the same rules as the rest of us when we enter into contracts