Monday, July 7, 2025

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NZ Can Lead World in Life Insurance: Ballantyne

Partners Life MD, Naomi Ballantyne, has declared New Zealand can lead the world in the delivery of life insurance solutions for consumers. Ballantyne issued this...

Licensees in Australia to be Publicly Rated Under New Proposal

Across the Tasman, advisers and consumers may be able to assess the quality and risk factors associated with a licensee under a new ratings...

Most Kiwis Not Financially Secure if Unable to Work 

Less than one in five New Zealander’s are financially secure if they find they are unable to work, Cigna’s 360 Well-being Survey 2018 has found. However,...

MDRT Heading to Sydney

More than eight thousand financial advisers from around the world will be visiting  Australia next year, following the announcement that the MDRT organisation will...

2018 MDRT Annual Meeting Wrap

The 2018 MDRT Annual Meeting, held this year in Los Angeles, was attended by more than 15,000 advisers from 53 different countries. In addition to...

Helping Your Clients Spot Their Greatest Asset

An Irish adviser and international speaker shared an idea on how advisers can increase business by helping clients identify what their greatest asset is. Anthony Matthews...

Risk Sales Remain Stagnant, While Health Insurance Grows

While New Zealand’s health insurance industry has grown for its twelfth consecutive quarter, its life insurance industry growth remains flat, according to statistics released...

Reserve Bank Questions Risk Commission Levels

While The Reserve Bank has concluded New Zealand’s financial system remains sound, including its insurance sector, it has noted the level of risk commissions...

Nearly Half of Kiwis Turn to Own Judgement For Financial Advice

The Commission for Financial Capability's latest quarterly Financial Capability Barometer survey has found that nearly half of Kiwis rely on their own judgement for...