New Zealand · Oceania
Southern Cross Medical Care Society
Profile highlights
10 badgesEarliest recorded founding in this market
Among 4 entries with documented founding years; 1961. Coverage is incomplete and ties share this badge.
Group spans 1 directory continent
Southern Cross: 1 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
Part of a group
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60+ years since founding
Recorded founding year: 1961. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125749019
Health / Medical
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Mutual / cooperative
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Founding year documented
Recorded founding year: 1961. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125749019
Official website available
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Founded in the 1900s
Recorded founding year: 1961. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125749019
Listed in Asia-Pacific
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Largest health insurer
Official sources
Website reported by Wikidata (CC0), last checked 2026-09-13 — not confirmed against the RBNZ / FMA register, which does not publish one for this entity.
Popularity index
Since 1 Sept 2026
77out of 100
- Rank in New Zealand
- 6 of 81 insurers
- Likely range
- 70–82
- Confidence
- Low
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At a glance
Profile data from Wikidata (CC0), last checked 2026-09-13. The register itself is verified against the RBNZ / FMA.
- Founded
- 1961
- Class of business
- Health / MedicalMedical, health and hospital cash insurers licensed separately from life.
- Parent / group
- Southern Cross
- Ownership
- Mutual / cooperativeMutual, cooperative or member-owned insurer.
- Regulator
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA (RBNZ / FMA)rbnz.govt.nz
- Local currency
- NZD
- Source basis
- RBNZ Register of New Zealand licensed insurers, last updated 26 Aug 2026 (page saved by the owner on 23 Sep 2026): 79 licensed insurers
- Country verification
- Verified - full register · RBNZ Register of New Zealand licensed insurers, last updated 26 Aug 2026 (page saved by the owner on 23 Sep 2026): 79 licensed insurers
- Identifiers
- slug new-zealand-southern-cross-medical-care-society · row 179/api/v1/insurers/new-zealand-southern-cross-medical-care-society.json