0800 141 889Living life is a risky business, especially in New Zealand. As any of the life insurance brokers at Ease will tell you, it’s important to prepare as much as possible for whatever life throws at you.
Despite being a developed, Western society with enviable civil defence and dependable infrastructure, Lloyd’s of London found New Zealand to be the second riskiest country in terms of their non-life underinsurance and insurance take-up rates.
It begs the question: how we can be “at risk” of disaster as a country known for overcrowding, vulnerable infrastructure and tropical cyclones? Put simply, geographical placement. Our islands straddle the tectonic plate boundary known as the “Ring of Fire”, complete with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Furthermore, our latitude is firmly within the “Roaring Forties”, which only intensifies rain, snow, drought and wind. Together, these natural factors pose a potent risk to long-term planning.
