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Andrew Hooker

About

Andrew is the Managing Director of Shine Lawyers NZ Limited and 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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16 years 1 month

Latest articles

Opinion: The problem of unjustified blacklisting
Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker sheds some light on lopsided insurance relationships
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Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker sheds some light on lopsided insurance relationships
Insurers eye 'depopulation' excuse
Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker tells businesses not to accept 'depopulation' excuse by insurers at face value
by Andrew Hooker
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Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker tells businesses not to accept 'depopulation' excuse by insurers at face value
'How quake victims should lodge claims'
Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker offers some sage advice for earthquake affected homeowners
by Andrew Hooker
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Insurance troubleshooter Andrew Hooker offers some sage advice for earthquake affected homeowners
The pressure to prove ownership
Proving ownership can be an insurance trap
by Andrew Hooker
Proving ownership can be an insurance trap
Lack of care and insurance cover
Your insurance cover may be broader than your insurer says it is
by Andrew Hooker
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Your insurance cover may be broader than your insurer says it is
Protecting both your income and your coverage
Courts level the income protection playing field
by Andrew Hooker
Courts level the income protection playing field
How to protect income protection
Claiming on an income protection policy can be fraught with intricate delays
by Andrew Hooker
Claiming on an income protection policy can be fraught with intricate delays
Just an accusation can render you uninsurable
Opinion: Being accused by your insurer of dishonesty can turn your life up-side-down
by Andrew Hooker
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Opinion: Being accused by your insurer of dishonesty can turn your life up-side-down
'Harvesting false detail from true claims'
How some insurers accuse some customers of dishonesty and avoid paying claims (and what you can do about it)
by Andrew Hooker
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How some insurers accuse some customers of dishonesty and avoid paying claims (and what you can do about it)
Finding the cracks in earthquake cover
Things you should know to get a quake claim accepted, and getting it paid
by Andrew Hooker
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Things you should know to get a quake claim accepted, and getting it paid
Heads, they win; tails, you lose
Utmost good faith - an old mantra, an archaic concept
by Andrew Hooker
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Utmost good faith - an old mantra, an archaic concept
The fish hooks in insurance forms
Why insurance application forms are never 'simple' and are never the end of the matter
by Andrew Hooker
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Why insurance application forms are never 'simple' and are never the end of the matter
Replacement means replacement
Ensuring you get full replacement when you claim
by Andrew Hooker
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Ensuring you get full replacement when you claim