Accuro Removes 12-Month Limit on Claims
Health insurer Accuro has removed its time restriction for members, and former members, who want to make a claim on their policy.
In a statement,...
Southern Cross Extends Free Mental Wellbeing Offer
Southern Cross Health Insurance has extended its free online GP consultations offer with CareHQ, and up to three online counselling or wellbeing coaching sessions...
Partners Life to Raise Medical Premiums
Partners Life is to raise its underlying premium for private medical cover, as well as the specialists and tests option, by 12% from 16...
Cigna’s Annual Learning and Declaration Requirements
Financial advisers working with Cigna are now able to complete online courses and meet declaration requirements via its Adviser Training Hub.
These requirements, first announced...
More Than 90,000 New Life Policies Issued in 2021
The latest industry snapshot from the FSC shows life insurance covers increased by 92,000 to 4.2 million during 2021 and that there has been...
Asteron Life Extends Best Doctors to More Customers
Asteron Life is extending the Best Doctors telehealth service to its customers with trauma recovery and cancer cover.
The service, which provides access to an...
Insurers and Industry React to Government’s Proposed Income Insurance Scheme
When the Government's Minister of Finance Grant Robertson announced details of a proposed State-backed income insurance scheme, RiskinfoNZ asked industry leaders for their reaction...
Government Launches Consultation on State-Backed Income Insurance Scheme
Consultation is now open on a government-proposed Income Insurance Scheme, jointly designed Government, Business New Zealand, and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.
If...
Free Critical Illness Cover from Cigna
Cigna is offering $30,000 of free critical illness cover for two years in a promotion that was launched on 1 February 2022.
In a statement,...