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Health insurance

Explore different health insurance coverage options and learn more about how health insurance works.

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  • Buying guide

Health insurance can help you pay for visits to your GP or even surgery, depending on the cover you choose. It can also help you access health care faster.

Compare health insurance providers and premiums with our survey, discover types of policies and what they cover, and how to make a claim.

On this page

  • Choose the best health insurance cover
  • What you need to know when buying health insurance
  • Get the most out of your insurance
  • Compare other insurance policies
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Choose the best health insurance cover

Looking to buy health insurance? Compare 12 different policies and their premiums to help decide whether you want the cheapest health insurance option or the best protection for your medical needs. Our research will help you choose the right policy.

Compare health insurance policies

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Best and worst insurance providers

Find out which insurers rate well for price, value for money, communication and customer support.

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What you need to know when buying health insurance

Before you purchase health insurance, read up on the key factors to look out for from our buying guide.

We also cover important topics such as:

  • Is health insurance worth it in New Zealand?

  • The most common treatments covered by health insurance

  • Conditions commonly excluded from health insurance policies

  • The cost of health insurance

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Get the most out of your insurance

Make sure you’re fully covered and getting the best value from your health insurance policy.

8 ways to save on insurance

Rather than getting priced out of the insurance market, here are some things you can try to bring down the cost of having a policy, so you can still have protection.


Email templates about insurance

Use these as a guide for writing to an insurance company if it rejects or disputes your claim, or if you wish to reject its offer.

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From house and car to health and life cover, compare policies to stay protected for the best price.

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