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MAS vs Trade Me Insurance:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Trade Me Insurance had more branded searches than MAS among car and home insurers in New Zealand. Trade Me Insurance had about 4,800 branded searches, while MAS had 3,290. Trade Me Insurance made up 1.6% of all car and home insurer searches we track, and MAS accounted for 1.1%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about car and home insurers, MAS appeared in four of the five answers and Trade Me Insurance in none.

Among car and home insurers in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Trade Me Insurance, about 46% more searches than MAS

Trade Me Insurance 4.8K searchesMAS 3.3K searches

Who does AI mention more?

MAS, mentioned in 4 of 5 answers, Trade Me Insurance in 0

MAS in 4 of 5Trade Me Insurance in 0 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

MAS, the only one of the two named

MAS first in 4Trade Me Insurance never named

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Top car and home insurers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, MAS was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Trade Me Insurance did not appear in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Tower Insurance1st
  2. AA Insurance2nd
  3. MAS3rd
  4. State Insurance4th
  5. Cove Insurance5th
  6. AMI Insurance6th
  7. FMG Insurance7th
  8. Initio Insurance8th
  9. Vero Insurance–
  10. Trade Me Insurance–
  11. +1 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Tower Insurance5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • AA Insurance4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • State Insurance4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • MAS4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • AMI Insurance3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Cove Insurance3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • FMG Insurance1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Initio Insurance1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Vero Insurance0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Trade Me Insurance0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+1 more

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 19, 2026.

Is MAS or Trade Me Insurance more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for MAS and Trade Me Insurance by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 11 car and home insurers we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

MAS and Trade Me Insurance among car and home insurers in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Trade Me Insurance, MAS. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthAA InsuranceAMI InsuranceTower InsuranceState InsuranceFMG InsuranceVero InsuranceCove InsuranceTrade Me InsuranceMASStar InsureInitio Insurance
Oct 202535.7%21.9%14.7%14.8%3.6%2.5%1.7%2.4%0.91%1.1%0.74%
Nov 202534.7%21.2%17.2%14.2%3.4%2.4%1.6%2.3%1.1%1%0.72%
Dec 202534.7%21.7%17.6%14.5%2.9%2.5%1.6%2%0.9%1.1%0.65%
Jan 202637.2%19.2%15.6%15.7%3.8%2.2%1.8%2.1%0.82%0.93%0.67%
Feb 202638.4%19.8%16.1%13.4%3.9%2.3%1.8%1.8%0.82%0.97%0.84%
Mar 202635.4%22.2%14.9%14.9%3.6%2.5%1.7%2%0.9%1.1%0.78%
Apr 202634.1%21.2%17.3%14.3%3.4%2.9%2%1.9%0.88%1%0.91%
May 202634.1%21.2%17.4%14.3%3.4%2.4%2%1.9%1.1%1.3%0.9%
Jun 202634.3%21%17.2%14.2%4.1%2.4%2%1.9%1.1%1%0.87%
Jul 202634.7%21.1%17.4%14.2%3.4%2.4%2%1.9%1.1%1%0.69%
Aug 202634.6%21.2%17.5%14.2%3.4%2.4%2%1.9%1.1%1%0.7%
Sep 202634.5%21.7%17.5%14.6%3.4%2.4%1.6%1.6%1.1%1%0.69%

How has the MAS and Trade Me Insurance comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand car and home insurers in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for MAS in New Zealand rose 23.7% over 12 measured months, from 2.7K to 3.3K in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Trade Me Insurance in New Zealand fell 32.2% over 12 measured months, from 7.1K to 4.8K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

10 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MAS’s and Trade Me Insurance’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

MAS

2 branded search terms

  • mas car insurance
  • mas insurance

Trade Me Insurance

8 branded search terms

  • trade me car insurance
  • trade me contents insurance
  • trade me home insurance
  • trade me house insurance
  • Trade Me Insurance
  • trade me insurance car
  • trademe car insurance
  • trademe insurance

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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