Southern Cross

The Southern Cross Healthcare Group, a collection of independent, health-oriented businesses in New Zealand, operates on not-for-profit principles and is New Zealand’s largest non-public healthcare organisation. The Group’s businesses include health insurance, private hospitals, travel insurance and pet insurance. The Group, not itself a legal entity, is made up of two organisations - the Southern Cross Medical Care Society and the Southern Cross Health Trust. Southern Cross Medical Care Society: Founded in 1961, the Medical Care Society, trading as Southern Cross Health Society, is a friendly society and New Zealand’s largest health insurer, with more than 800,000 members. Southern Cross Health Trust: The Health Trust was established in 1977 and is a Charitable Trust which exists to benefit all New Zealanders. It is the owner of three subsidiaries through which the Trust fulfils its charitable purposes. The Southern Cross Health Trust owns: 1. Southern Cross Hospitals Ltd 2. Southern Cross Benefits Ltd - It operates Southern Cross Travel Insurance and Southern Cross Pet Insurance.