Sunday, October 6, 2024

Technology

Rob-Advice Won’t Replace Advisers

Robo-advice still has a long way to go and isn’t necessarily a significant competitor to the human financial adviser, says Terry Ball, principal of...

Genetics – How Far Have We Come?

With significant work underway at the Financial Services Council since the Genetics Masterclass at last year's conference, the FSC expanded on the debate to...
appointment

New Chief Technology Officer for AIA

AIA NZ has appointed Luke Longney as its Chief Technology Officer. He joined the firm in 2021 as Head of Technology – Digital. Longney holds...

Extra 10% Commission for Fidelity Life E-App Users

News that Fidelity Life is offering its advisers a bonus commission rate attracted significant reader interest this week... Advisers working with Fidelity Life are being...

The Role of AI in Financial Advice

Predictions about how AI can help financial advisers grow their business in future caught the attention of Riskinfo readers this week... Every financial adviser, or professional working with financial...

Partners Life Overcome CrowdStrike Outage to Pay Advisers

The worldwide computer outage traced back to US-based firm CrowdStrike affected plenty of businesses in New Zealand, one of which was Partners Life. Following the...

Fidelity Life Partners with UnderwriteMe

Fidelity Life is working with UnderwriteMe to embed the firm's automation technology in an updated version of E-App, the insurer's online application tool. First launched...
The Quotemonster Roadshow on Auckland's North Shore.

Quotemonster National Tour Dates Announced

The team from Quotemonster is preparing for its next national roadshow, with 17 dates confirmed for July and August. A spokesperson says the events will...

Zurich Turns to AI for Mental Health Underwriting

In Australia, Zurich has concluded the first phase of its plan to develop AI systems to streamline life insurance applications. The plan is for the...