FMG Car Insurance

While not mandatory, car insurance is a sensible purchase for anybody driving their vehicle on New Zealand’s busy roads. However, not all insurance policies are created equal. Here, Canstar reviews FMG’s vehicle cover.

What car insurance policies does FMG offer?

FMG offers four levels of cover:

  • Superior Private Vehicles: Comprehensive
  • Essential Private Vehicles: Third Party
  • Essential Private Vehicles: Third Party Fire & Theft
  • Essential Private Vehicles: Fire & Theft

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What’s covered by FMG’s Superior Policy?

FMG’s Superior policy offers benefits that include:

  • Legal liability for you and approved drivers, up to $10m
  • Death or permanent injury cover up to $10,000
  • New/near-new vehicle replacement
  • Excess-free glass cover
  • Excess-free replacement of locks and keys if lost or stolen
  • Misfuelling (accidentally using the incorrect fuel in your vehicle)
  • Trailer, up to $1000
  • Trip-completion, up to $2000

Optional benefits

You can purchase the following optional benefits:

  • Hire car during repair: up to $100 a day for 30 days

What’s covered by FMG’s Essential policies?

FMG’s policy gives customers the option of being covered for soley: 

  • Third Party Only
  • Third Party Fire and Theft
  • Fire and Theft
  • Fire Only

What makes FMG’s car insurance different?

FMG focusses on New Zealand’s farming and rural communities and offers a personalised service that delivers insurance products designed to fit its customer’s lifestyles and businesses. It offers a range of automatic benefits that many other insurers include as optional add-ons, such as excess free glass cover.

About FMG

FMG has been an important part of the New Zealand farming landscape for over 100 years. They are a mutually owned insurer that was formed to help rural Kiwis protect their farms and livelihoods. 

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Written by: Bruce Pitchers | Last updated: December 16, 2024