Thursday, October 29, 2026

Company news

AIA NZ to Introduce Annuity Offer

AIA New Zealand is set to launch a new wealth management arm, AIA Wealth, which will see the release later this year of a...

New AI, Life Company Pricing Partnership

In a first for the life insurance market across the ditch, Australian life insurance platform, NEOS and adviser productivity platform, Marloo, have announced a...

Target Date Set for Completion of Fidelity Life Acquisition

The top story this week was our report on confirmation of the intended timeline that Partners Life’s parent company is targeting...

Partners Life Announces Plans to Acquire Fidelity Life

The hands-down, no-contest Story of the Week was the announcement of Partners Life's intended acquisition of Fidelity Life... Partners Group Holdings, the holding company of...

Advisers Gather for AIA NZ Built for Better Summit

Around 200 advisers were at Auckland's NZ International Convention Centre today for the annual AIA New Zealand Summit with CEO Nick Stanhope encouraging advisers...

MAS Appoints Experienced Financial Executive to Board

MAS has announced the appointment of senior financial executive and governance expert, Jon Raby, to its Board. The insurer says Raby brings more than 25...

Four Directors Appointed to Asteron Life NZ Board

The newly appointed Chair of the Asteron Life New Zealand Board, Barbara Chapman, has announced the appointments of four non-executive directors, Simon Tyler, Keith...

Key AIA New Zealand Appointment

AIA New Zealand has announced the appointment of Travis Higgins as Acting Chief Customer Officer, effective from mid-October 2026, as Chief Customer Officer, Maddie...

Advisers Encouraged to Remind Clients About Health Tools

nib New Zealand is encouraging advisers to remind their clients about the proactive and preventative health tools available through private health insurance, which it...