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Reasons to choose Tower

Life moves fast and we want to be there for you every step of the way, no matter what life throws at you. That's why you need an insurance provider that is thinking ahead.

CANSTAR 2024 insurer of the year CANSTAR 2024 outstanding value CANSTAR2023 outstanding value international travel insurance

Insurer of the Year - Home & Contents, 2024

Award-winning insurance with Canstar's seal of approval for Home, Contents, Travel and Innovation!

Helping Kiwis for over 150 years

Using innovation matched with over 150 years of experience, we aim to give Kiwis and their communities an insurance experience they can rave about.

 

We don’t believe in standing still, instead, we’re all about solving problems before you even know they’re a problem.Life moves fast. That's why you need an insurer that's forward thinking.

Kiwi

We're Kiwi born and bred

We started out in Dunedin and have since grown to care for six countries across the Pacific too. We have dedicated teams ready to help out their communities in NZ and the Pacific Islands if something goes wrong.

Lighthouse

We're forward thinking

We're relentless about progress and moving forward. We're reinventing insurance for the modern day world by using innovation and data to transform the way we do things for our people, customers and communities.

Sustainability

We care about sustainability

We believe in doing our part in creating a more sustainable future. That's why we're working with communities and councils on climate education and sharing our environmental data.

Risk rating

We're showing your risk rating

To give you transparency, we show the risk rating of your property and use this to calculate house insurance premiums.

Easy to understand policies

Easy to understand policies

Our policies meet the WriteMark Plain Language Standard, which means our policy wording is easier to read and understand.

Claim or manage your insurance 24/7

Claim or manage your insurance 24/7

My Tower is our easy-to-use online self-service portal that's open 24/7, so you can update, claim and manage your insurance quickly online.

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