Insurance Firms Could Do More To Help – Poll
Last week we asked if you are happy with the way insurance firms have responded to the Covid-19 crisis.
We reported that a range of...
Are Insurers Doing Enough?
A number of insurance companies have responded to the Covid-19 crisis with a range of initiatives designed for both advisers and consumers.
For example, additional...
Poll – Commission Claw-Back
The CEO of Financial Advice New Zealand, Katrina Shanks, is worried a spike in cancelled policies will cause commission claw-backs at a time when...
Upfront Commission Payments
Our latest poll stems from Partners Life's recent defence of current remuneration arrangements for advisers (see: Advisers Are the Good Guys).
The FMA has concerns...
Video Conferencing Gets Thumbs Up
Last week we asked how well you are coping with video-conferencing platforms for meetings with clients and colleagues.
While most of us know many of...
Latest Poll – How Are You Coping With Video Calling?
It seems a lifetime ago that we were able to have a business meeting over a cup of coffee, visit a client at home,...
Advisers Positive About a Post-Virus Future
Despite the vast majority of people in New Zealand being in lockdown under the Government's COVID-19 Level 4 guidelines, the business sentiment among financial...
Latest Poll – Will Your Business Survive COVID-19?
With New Zealand in lockdown the impact on some adviser businesses will be huge as face-to-face meetings and client consultations are replaced with phone...
Virtual Meetings Increased
In last week's poll we asked if the coronavirus pandemic would cause you to change the way you communicate with customers.
At the time, social...