News

Wednesday , 22 November 2023
by Polly Inch

The Southern Cross Health Insurance Wayfinder Awards were created to encourage businesses to explore innovative ways to improve leadership and employee engagement through workplace wellbeing, and to champion those who have already made this central to their business strategy and part of their organisation’s culture.

Wednesday , 22 November 2023
by Carolyn Brooke

Today, Southern Cross Travel Insurance (SCTI) announces it has received an Outstanding Value – International Travel Insurance Award and an Outstanding Value – Seniors’ Travel Insurance Award by Canstar in 2023. This is the sixth consecutive win for SCTI in the international travel category and the second consecutive in the senior category.

Monday , 20 November 2023
by Polly Inch

Southern Cross has swept the board at the Reader’s Digest Quality Service Awards 2024 – with Southern Cross Health, Life, Pet and Travel Insurance brands securing gold in their respective categories.

Friday , 3 November 2023
by Sue Hamilton

New Zealand’s increased sick leave entitlements are giving businesses new issues to balance, with evidence some employees could be viewing those extra sick days as leave they should take when they’re feeling well.

Friday , 27 October 2023
by Sue Hamilton

The team is excited to have successfully launched an initiative at Southern Cross Christchurch Hospital in partnership with Johnson & Johnson, a global leader in healthcare.

Friday , 20 October 2023
by Carolyn Brooke

The Wayfinder Awards were created by Southern Cross Health Insurance to inspire New Zealand businesses to find new ways of improving leadership through workplace wellbeing, and to celebrate those who do it well.

Friday , 13 October 2023
by Alaina McGregor

Nuku Ora, the driving force behind the iconic Wellington Round the Bays, is thrilled to announce Southern Cross as the event's new naming rights partner.

Thursday , 12 October 2023
by Sue Hamilton

Travel insurance is an important part of any overseas trip, Why? Because there’s just no denying that as you get a little more ‘worn around the edges’, accidents and sudden illness tend to happen more frequently.

Thursday , 5 October 2023
by Sue Hamilton

With ocean-going liners back in numbers and plying their trade in our waters, Southern Cross Travel Insurance reveals more New Zealanders are looking at domestic cruises as a desirable getaway.

Friday , 29 September 2023
by Sherryl Arneil

Southern Cross Health Society Group (“Group”) today released its annual financial results, reporting its largest membership since 1992.

Friday , 8 September 2023
by Sue Hamilton

Around 22 per cent of New Zealand businesses say they have noticed instances of “quiet quitting” within their organisations.

Wednesday , 6 September 2023
by Sherryl Arneil

Southern Cross Healthcare has appointed Nicole Forster as General Manager at its Christchurch Hospital.

Forster brings a breadth of commercial and leadership experience, most recently at Ryman Healthcare.

Tuesday , 5 September 2023
by Sherryl Arneil

Southern Cross Healthcare and Northland Orthopaedic Centre have announced a new partnership, the Southern Cross Healthcare Northland Surgical Centre, that will bring more quality healthcare to the top of the country.

Monday , 4 September 2023
by Alaina McGregor

The rates of mental distress amongst New Zealand’s young people are increasing rapidly, according to a new report commissioned by the Mental Health and Addictions Wellbeing cross-party working group.

Thursday , 31 August 2023
by The Southern Cross team

Southern Cross Healthcare has appointed Dr Erica Whineray Kelly into a key role as Transformation Lead for Women’s Health, reporting to Chief Transformation Officer, Dr Manoj Patel.

Monday , 28 August 2023
by Jonathan Zouch

Pet owners up and down the country have been making claims for hundreds of thousands of dollars due to dogs and cats swallowing fishhooks, Nerf gun pellets and delicious-for-humans-but-toxic-to-dogs raisins. So, Southern Cross Pet Insurance is calling for pet owners to make their homes safe and secure for furry friends, in much the same way parents do for their young children

Thursday , 28 September 2023
by Sue Hamilton

It would appear New Zealanders seem to stick with what they know when it comes to a moniker for their dog, with ‘Loki’ of Marvel Universe fame, one of the few names which seems to drop in and out of favour year by year – for those who have Southern Cross Pet Insurance

Monday , 21 August 2023
by Sue Hamilton

Southern Cross Health Insurance and BusinessNZ have released their sixth edition of the Workplace Wellness study. The findings reveal an ever-increasing focus from businesses on employee health and wellbeing, however it’s clear there are significant factors putting pressure on decision makers to get the balance right around costs.

Tuesday , 1 August 2023
by Sherryl Arneil

CareHQ, the online GP service and joint venture between ProCare and Southern Cross Health Society, is delighted to announce the appointment of Brett Butler as General Manager.

Thursday , 20 July 2023
by Sue Hamilton

While it might seem increasingly uncommon for friends, family, and colleagues to be coming down with Covid-19, the virus is well and truly circulating.