Podcast #76: Health insurance – is it unaffordable?

LISTEN: Our biggest insurer Southern Cross has just posted another major deficit, so what’s driving the major premium increases?

Simon Shepherd Tue, 30 Sep 2025

In this episode of The NBR Podcast with Simon Shepherd: With the public health system struggling, more Kiwis are claiming on their private health insurance. Premiums are being hiked across the board – NBR has even seen one case where it’s jumped by 43%. Yet our biggest insurer, Southern Cross, has just reported another major deficit. What’s going on?

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Simon Shepherd Tue, 30 Sep 2025

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