Monthly Archives: March 2025
PAA Legacy Trust Providing 10 Conference Scholarships
The PAA Legacy Trust and Financial Advice New Zealand have announced that 10 registration fee scholarships are being awarded for the National Adviser Conference from a Trust grant of $5,950.
Financial Advice NZ says these...
Product and Pricing Changes – Partners Life
News that Partners Life is making product changes to its monthly disability covers resonated strongly with readers this week...
Partners Life is making the Total and Permanent Disability Benefit optional on...
Poll
Enough Product Innovation? Your Verdict
Product innovation in New Zealand’s life insurance sector is, our latest poll indicates, not doing too badly at all.
As we go to press, while just over half (52%) of advisers taking part in the...
Premium Relief Offered for Drought-Affected Customers
Fidelity Life is offering premium relief to its Taranaki customers affected by the recent drought.
The insurer says that Fidelity Life customers who are facing financial hardship as a direct result of the drought in...
New Online Training Module – Partners Life
Partners Life has developed a new online training module ‘Fair Treatment of Customers’ to help advisers be better prepared for the new Conduct of Financial Institutions regulations coming into effect on 31 March.
In an...
Nominations Open for Financial Advice NZ 2025 Awards
Financial Advice New Zealand’s CEO Nick Hakes has announced nominations are open for the organisation’s 2025 Awards and winners will be announced at the National Adviser Conference in April.
The industry body says the Financial...
Nib’s Ultimate Life & Living Products Launch Date Announced
Nib says its new Ultimate Life & Living Insurance suite of products will be launched on March 28, 2025.
In an update to advisers the insurer says from that date advisers will be able to...
Why Kiwi Women Retire with Less than Men – Report
New insights from the Financial Services Council’s Insights and Trends: Women and Finance in New Zealand 2025 report highlight a growing financial challenge - women retire with significantly less savings than men, largely due...
Fidelity Life Announces Simplified Underwriting Initiative
Eligible Fidelity Life customers applying for life and trauma covers via the company’s E-App will now answer 47% fewer underwriting questions.
In an announcement to advisers, the company says it heard advisers’ feedback that underwriting...