Insurance Firms Encouraged To Embrace AI
The Financial Advisers Act 2008 required that financial advisers be natural persons. But in 2018 the FMA began issuing exemptions to allow the use...
Helping Clients Keep Healthy is a Win-Win
Initiatives launched by two New Zealand insurers are examples of how the industry is evolving. The sell-and-forget business model is being replaced with relationship-building...
Digital Signatures Save Time and Money
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced the hand of some financial advisers to adopt systems so clients can sign agreements using their computer, tablet or...
Coronavirus Could Get More People Thinking About Insurance
FintechNZ general manager James Brown says COVID-19 has begun to impact the financial advice sector and is encouraging people to think about insurance.
"The virus...
Hackers Could Costs Insurance Sector Huge Losses
Cyber-attacks could cost New Zealand’s insurance sector losses of $38 million every year according to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ).
Part of an...
Privacy Act Changes Might Catch You Out
Your smartphone could land you in hot water with the Privacy Commissioner as a new raft of laws around data protection and privacy are...
Kepa Appoints New Head of IT
Elizabeth Brogan (pictured) is to lead the development of IT solutions and enhancement of existing technology tools to assist Kepa and its advisers as...
2020 Industry Outlook – Marriage of Tech and ‘Human Touch’
Finding the right balance between the human touch and digital efficiency is one of the key messages stemming from a newly-released analysis of life...
AI a ‘Revolutionary Force’ for Insurance in New Zealand
Artificial intelligence is one of the most revolutionary forces for the insurance trade in New Zealand, according to a new report from the AI...