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3 cover tiers from Tower Limited (Trade Me Insurance white-label) · trademe.co.nz/insurance

Last refreshed 2026-05-20 · Data source: Supabase insurance.

Cover tiers
3
Comprehensive · Third Party, Fire & Theft · Third Party
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Legal entity
Tower Limited (Trade Me Insurance white-label)

Underwriter and distribution

White-label motor insurance underwritten by Tower Limited.

Distributed through trademe.co.nz. Same underlying policies as Tower Insurance with Trade Me branding.

Cover tiers offered

NZ motor insurance is sold in three standard tiers. Trade Me Insurance offers 3 of them. Premiums vary by vehicle, driver age, no-claims history, location and excess — get a quote for your situation.

Comprehensive

Covers damage to your own vehicle (accident, fire, theft, malicious damage, natural disasters), damage to other people's property, plus standard inclusions like windscreen, towing, and rental car. Highest cover, highest premium.

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Third Party, Fire & Theft

Covers damage to other people's property if you cause an accident, plus fire and theft of your own vehicle. Does NOT cover accident damage to your own vehicle.

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Third Party

Covers damage to other people's property if you cause an accident. Does NOT cover any damage to your own vehicle. The minimum sensible cover for a car driven on NZ roads.

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Verified policy facts

Verbatim policy facts pending. We're in the process of ingesting Trade Me Insurance's current policy wording PDF so we can publish verbatim excess options, no-claims-bonus rules, drivers-under-25 rules, modified-vehicle rules, exclusions and waiting periods — the same way our sister site does for health insurance. Until then, please consult Trade Me Insurance's policy wording directly at trademe.co.nz/insurance or contact us via /quotes/ for personalised advice.

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