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Survey highlights trust issues
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 12:17 pm | Southern Cross
Survey highlights trust issues Men are more likely than woman to try to cheat their insurer – ironically , they also have the least faith in their insurer doing the right thing. More >>
Snakes on a claim
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 10:34 am | Southern Cross
A near-fatal brush with a rattlesnake, an infected spider bite and multiple scorpion stings top Southern Cross Travel Insurance’s (SCTI) list of unusual medical claims resulting from chance encounters with wildlife. One SCTI customer travelling in the ... More >>
Disruptions, Bedbugs & Other Tourists Top NZers Gripe List
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 9:57 am | Southern Cross
Delays and inferior accommodation are the biggest irritations for New Zealanders when travelling according to Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI). An SCTI-commissioned TNS survey, carried out in September 2013, quizzed 2,000 Kiwis on the things that ... More >>
Absenteeism Costs $1.3 billion
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 9:54 am | Southern Cross
An estimated 6.1 million days of work absences cost the New Zealand economy approximately $1.3 billion last year, according to the first Wellness in the Workplace survey to be conducted here. Wellness in the Workplace is a joint study undertaken by the country’s ... More >>
Waking Up In Vegas
Friday, 29 November 2013, 11:53 am | Southern Cross
With Las Vegas becoming a hot destination for many, it’s not just the casinos and shopping malls in ‘Sin City’ leaving Kiwi travellers short of cash but also a variety of opportunistic crooks, says Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI). More >>
Southern Cross Completes 100G Expansion Powered by Ciena
Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 1:06 pm | Southern Cross
HAMILTON, Bermuda and HANOVER, Md. – July 31, 2013 – As part of its latest capacity expansion Southern Cross Cable Network today announced the successful implementation of Ciena’s (NASDAQ: CIEN) 100G transmission equipment across the entire Southern ... More >>
High Claiming From Kids
Monday, 8 July 2013, 11:13 am | Southern Cross
If you’ve ever wondered whether health insurance for children is worthwhile then figures released today by Southern Cross indicate the answer is a firm ‘yes’. New figures from New Zealand’s largest health insurer show the country’s children ... More >>
Gold Medallist Announced as New Health Ambassador
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 11:37 am | Southern Cross
Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington will be the face of a new advertising and social media campaign aimed at helping New Zealanders to take small steps towards a healthier lifestyle. The canoe sprint gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics ... More >>
The Highest Travel Insurance Claims of 2012
Monday, 21 January 2013, 9:56 am | Southern Cross
Uninsured travellers are placing themselves at risk of medical costs in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, says travel insurance CEO. Online travel insurer Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) has released its top 10 highest-value claims for 2012. ... More >>
Survey Reveals A Nation Of Extremes - Gym Bunnies And Sloths
Wednesday, 9 January 2013, 11:55 am | Southern Cross
News release 9th January 2013 Survey Reveals A Nation Of Extremes - Gym Bunnies And Sloths • New survey finds more than a quarter of Kiwis exercise less than once per week or not at all • 24% of people say they exercise at least once a day • ... More >>
Kiwis Choose Comfort Over Adventure in Top Travel Choices
Wednesday, 26 December 2012, 10:13 am | Southern Cross
News release 26th December 2012 Kiwis Choose Comfort Over Adventure in Top Travel Choices • Australia and UK hold most appeal • However, nearly one in ten New Zealanders have no desire to cross the ditch • Older travellers as keen for adventure ... More >>
Record Travel Insurance Sales After Cyclone Evan
Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:01 am | Southern Cross
News release 21st December 2012 Record Travel Insurance Sales After Cyclone Evan Hits Pacific Destinations Online travel insurer Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) logged a record day of policy sales on Monday following the widespread devastation ... More >>
New Silverdale Health Hub Opens to Patients
Thursday, 13 December 2012, 11:11 am | Southern Cross
13 December 2012 News Release New Silverdale Health Hub Opens to Patients A comprehensive “one stop health shop” for the Rodney community will open its doors to patients and customers on December 17. The two-floor 3857sqm health campus on Hibiscus Highway ... More >>
Older Kiwis More Comfortable with Online GP Contact
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 9:41 am | Southern Cross
A fifth of Kiwis aged 50 plus would be happy to forgo a face-to-face consultation with their GP if the convenience of a video conversation over the internet was available. Those aged under 30 were least open to the idea with just 17% comfortable with the ... More >>
Demand For Private Healthcare At Record Levels
Friday, 14 September 2012, 10:02 am | Southern Cross
Southern Cross Medical Care Society released its Annual Report today, highlighting over $600m worth of healthcare services funded in the 2012 financial year. This included the funding of 171,000 elective surgical procedures, up from 158,000 in the previous ... More >>
New retirement survey seriously underestimates health costs
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 7:46 pm | Southern Cross
16 August 2012 New retirement survey seriously underestimates health costs, says Southern Cross CEO Southern Cross Healthcare Group CEO Ian McPherson said the New Zealand Retirement Expenditure Guidelines, released today by Westpac/Massey University, ... More >>
Southern Cross to Build Theatre For Publicly Funded Surgery
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 9:38 am | Southern Cross
Southern Cross Hospital Christchurch has announced it is adding two new operating theatres to its Bealey Ave premises, one of which will be solely dedicated to elective surgery for publicly-funded patients. More >>
Southern Cross Steps Up Direct Contracting
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10:40 am | Southern Cross
News release 31 May 2012 Southern Cross Steps up Contracting Directly with Medical Providers New Zealand’s largest health insurer has entered into over 120 new Affiliated Provider agreements in the last two years, and says it intends to take an even more ... More >>
Southern Cross Response to Vote Health
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 4:00 pm | Southern Cross
Southern Cross Response to Vote Health - Ian Mcpherson, Ceo of Southern Cross Healthcare Group BUDGET 2012 - HEALTH “We are pleased to see the Government has managed to increase healthcare funding for New Zealanders. However, how our nation will fund ... More >>
Southern Cross launches over the counter claiming
Tuesday, 24 April 2012, 9:40 am | Southern Cross
Southern Cross has launched ‘on the spot’ electronic claiming for GP consultations and minor surgery. More >>
