Articles tagged with 'HFANZ'
Health Funds Association NZ and Financial Services Council to merge
26 November 2020 - This December will see the two entities merge into a single organisation.
Older Kiwis hold on to insurance
4 February 2020 - More New Zealanders over 65 are holding on to their private health insurance, which the Health Funds Association (HFANZ) says is due to uncertainty over access to public-funded healthcare such as elective surgery.
Health insurance coverage jumps
11 November 2019 - Just over 1.4 million New Zealanders now have health insurance, a figure the Health Funds Association says shows that people can see the value in it.
Health Funds shrugs off conduct scrutiny as insured numbers grow
5 August 2019 - The Health Funds Association has moved to separate itself from concerns about conduct in the insurance sector.
Health Funds: Strike action reinforces value of insurance
30 April 2019 - The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) says strike action by junior doctors is a reminder of the value of private health insurance.
Over-60s retain health cover
8 August 2018 - It is becoming increasingly common for people aged over 60 to hold on to their health insurance policies, rather than giving them up as premiums rise.
Health insurance gets boost from workplace schemes
21 May 2018 - New Zealand’s health insurance industry recorded its 12th consecutive quarter of growth in March 2018.
Employment growth gets credit for insurance increase
22 February 2018 - The number of New Zealanders with health insurance rose 25,900 to 1.38 million last year.
Health insurance claims double in a decade
16 August 2017 - New Zealand’s health insurance industry grew at the fastest rate since 2001 over the past year, the Health Funds Association (HFANZ) says.
Things are looking up: HFANZ
5 September 2016 - Higher birth rates and young families taking out new policies have caused a surge in health insurance numbers in the year to the end of June, according to the latest figures from the Health Funds Association.
Partners quits HFANZ
19 February 2016 - The Health Funds Association, the body representing insurers offering medical insurance in New Zealand, has had to estimate its market data for the September and December quarters after the resignation of Partners Life.
Health insurance bill defeated
3 December 2015 - Health insurers have expressed their regret the New Zealand First-sponsored Affordable Healthcare Bill failed to get past its first reading in the House.
Health insurance coverage increases
2 November 2015 - Another 3400 people took out health insurance in the September quarter, Health Funds Association data shows.
New HFANZ chairman
7 September 2015 - Accuro Health Insurance chief executive Geoff Annals has been elected chairman of the Health Funds Association.
Call to back health insurance bill
14 August 2015 - New Zealand’s Health Funds Association (HFANZ) is urging Parliament to support a member’s bill that proposes a 25% health insurance rebate for retirees and other measures to incentivise coverage.
Cheap policies capture younger clients: HFANZ
28 July 2015 - More young New Zealanders are taking out health insurance policies, new Health Funds Association figures show.