Jenée Tibshraeny

About

Jenée was interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery until April 2022. She also covered insurance and personal finance. Jenée has won or been a finalist in journalism awards run by the New Zealand Shareholders' Association, Insurance Council of New Zealand and NPA/Voyager.

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9 years 3 months

Latest articles

What lies beneath: insurance brokers and advisors

How to ensure your insurance broker/advisor isn't compromising your interests for their back pocket

16th Mar 15, 12:16pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

How to ensure your insurance broker/advisor isn't compromising your interests for their back pocket

Life insurance: you get what you pay for

Perks and loopholes to be aware of when buying life insurance

12th Mar 15, 1:05pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Perks and loopholes to be aware of when buying life insurance

Housing in MPS spotlight

With the RBNZ widely expected to leave the OCR unchanged, Governor Wheeler's comments on Auckland housing to be focus of MPS

7th Mar 15, 6:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

With the RBNZ widely expected to leave the OCR unchanged, Governor Wheeler's comments on Auckland housing to be focus of MPS

Govt eyes unclogging High Court of quake cases

Govt consulting on whether to give independent dispute resolution bodies more power to handle costly insurance-related disputes

6th Mar 15, 5:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Govt consulting on whether to give independent dispute resolution bodies more power to handle costly insurance-related disputes

Auckland, national rents on the rise

Rents spike in South and West Auckland

5th Mar 15, 5:01am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Rents spike in South and West Auckland

Health insurers compared

Sovereign trumps Southern Cross providing better value for money for its health insurance

3rd Mar 15, 5:11pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Sovereign trumps Southern Cross providing better value for money for its health insurance

A 'she'll be right' attitude towards life insurance

Why New Zealanders are bucking the Asian trend and caring more about insuring their belongings than themselves

3rd Mar 15, 12:43pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Why New Zealanders are bucking the Asian trend and caring more about insuring their belongings than themselves

Oil price bounce back predicted to be weak

Oil prices expected to remain relatively low over next two years - exploration in NZ slowing right down

27th Feb 15, 4:22pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Oil prices expected to remain relatively low over next two years - exploration in NZ slowing right down

NZ's trade balance creeps into surplus

Cheap oil imports outweigh the impact on NZ's trade balance of cheaper dairy exports

26th Feb 15, 4:42pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Cheap oil imports outweigh the impact on NZ's trade balance of cheaper dairy exports

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Australia toughening foreign investor rules

Labour suggests PM Key takes a leaf out of Abbott's book when it comes to regulating foreign investment

26th Feb 15, 5:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Labour suggests PM Key takes a leaf out of Abbott's book when it comes to regulating foreign investment

Bank execs nervous about inflated asset prices

Bank bosses air concerns about foreigners pushing NZ asset prices too high, and they're also worried about house price inflation

25th Feb 15, 6:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Bank bosses air concerns about foreigners pushing NZ asset prices too high, and they're also worried about house price inflation

Multi-unit buildings slowing Canterbury rebuild

Reconstruction underway on just 7 of 154 'complex' multi-unit Canterbury buildings 4 years after biggest earthquake

24th Feb 15, 11:45am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Reconstruction underway on just 7 of 154 'complex' multi-unit Canterbury buildings 4 years after biggest earthquake

AIA launches rental payment protection

Insurer AIA introduces rent insurance as home ownership numbers decline

23rd Feb 15, 1:52pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Insurer AIA introduces rent insurance as home ownership numbers decline

ANZ's gay-themed advertising too flamboyant?

Jenée Tibshraeny digs beneath the glitz of ANZ's controversial new GAYTMs

20th Feb 15, 3:16pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny digs beneath the glitz of ANZ's controversial new GAYTMs

AMP operating surplus up nearly 5%

AMP NZ lifts annual operating earnings helped by KiwiSaver growth and lower costs

19th Feb 15, 2:29pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

AMP NZ lifts annual operating earnings helped by KiwiSaver growth and lower costs

Lumley acquisition boosts IAG NZ

IAG's NZ interim profit more than doubles boosted by Lumley takeover, with gross written premiums up 22%

18th Feb 15, 4:19pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

IAG's NZ interim profit more than doubles boosted by Lumley takeover, with gross written premiums up 22%

Can we plan a parity party?

Parity party could be pending, with economists suggesting the NZ dollar may reach parity with Aussie counterpart

17th Feb 15, 5:30pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Parity party could be pending, with economists suggesting the NZ dollar may reach parity with Aussie counterpart

Are we being too hard on EQC?

Lloyd's of London backs EQC as insurers take aim at it, feels the pinch globally from low interest rates

17th Feb 15, 8:30am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Lloyd's of London backs EQC as insurers take aim at it, feels the pinch globally from low interest rates

Legal dampener on Govt's push to get people in newly-built homes

Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes

16th Feb 15, 9:00am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes

Canterbury quake insurance payouts still a slog

Forty-three percent of 'over cap' personal Canterbury earthquake insurance claims remain unsettled as new claims continue to roll in

16th Feb 15, 5:02am

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Forty-three percent of 'over cap' personal Canterbury earthquake insurance claims remain unsettled as new claims continue to roll in

Petricevic to stay behind bars

Former Bridgecorp boss denied parole for the second time

13th Feb 15, 4:52pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Former Bridgecorp boss denied parole for the second time

When a term deposit really means a term deposit

Banks toughening rules around making early withdrawals from term deposits

12th Feb 15, 5:34pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Banks toughening rules around making early withdrawals from term deposits

Breaking into the property market by thinking outside the square

Jenée Tibshraeny hears how some savvy young first home buyers have got a foot on the property ladder

11th Feb 15, 4:22pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Jenée Tibshraeny hears how some savvy young first home buyers have got a foot on the property ladder

Commercial tenants demanding robust seismic strengthening

Market forces putting property owners under more pressure to quake strengthen than the law

10th Feb 15, 1:56pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

Market forces putting property owners under more pressure to quake strengthen than the law

Insurers to become more transparent

New code to see insurers work to set timeframes and be clearer about information customers need to disclose

5th Feb 15, 3:00pm

by Jenée Tibshraeny

New code to see insurers work to set timeframes and be clearer about information customers need to disclose