Cigna Puts Hold on New Redundancy Policies
As media coverage of COVID-19 increases amid Government advice to avoid crowds, insurer Cigna issues a reassurance that its customers are covered, while putting...
Partners Life Responds to COVID-19 Risks
Cover for job redundancy is to be dropped by Partners Life, and the insurer may temporarily exclude cover for COVID-19 in some of its...
Fidelity Life Gets a Make-Over
Fidelity Life is planning to water down its corporate image in a bid to be more relatable with customers.
Advisers at the firm's Engage 2020...
Partners Life Increases Premiums
Insurance cover for self-employed clients has been put in the spotlight by Partners Life as part of a wide-ranging round of pricing increases it...
New Call to Reform the Disability Insurance Sector in Australia
Australia’s $5 billion disability income insurance sector needs urgent reform, according to the country's Actuaries Institute, noting that failure to implement significant changes “...will...
Asteron Life Responds to Coronavirus Challenge
The Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak has led to Asteron Life wanting additional information from people applying to them for cover.
The change applies to applicants who...
Cigna Corp to Sell Life Business
Cigna Corp is selling its group life and disability insurance business for US$6.3 billion (NZ$9.84 billion) to New York Life. Completion of the sale...
ClearView to Cease Agreed Value IP in Australia
ClearView Wealth in Australia is discontinuing the sale of Agreed Value income protection insurance contracts from 31 March 2020.
The insurer made the announcement in...
Why Kiwis are Holding on to Their Private Health Insurance
More Kiwis are hanging on to their medical insurance for fear they won't be looked after by the public health system says Roger Styles,...