Insurance contract law review

Consultation is open for the review

The Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs released a discussion paper for public consultation. Consultation closes on 28 June 2019.

Read the discussion paper and have your say

The purpose of the review

The review's purpose is to ensure New Zealand’s insurance contract law is facilitating insurance markets that work well and enable individuals and businesses to effectively protect themselves against risk.

Insurance plays an important role in the lives of New Zealanders, helping them cope with unforeseen life events and providing business with greater certainty. A well-functioning insurance system is integral to ensuring insurance continues to serve all New Zealanders.

Effective regulation of insurance contracts is important so that consumers, businesses and insurers can transact with confidence in a fair, efficient and transparent way.

Feedback welcome

In addition to the formal consultation process, we welcome feedback at any time about the review. If you would like to contact us, please email insurancereview@mbie.govt.nz.

Related documents

Read the submissions from the consultation on the issues paper(external link)