New Zealand owned financial services and investment management company, Booster Group, has confirmed it has made an offer to buy all the shares in financial advice business Lifetime Group Holdings. Booster Group, which owns fund...

Chubb Life has extended the product suite for Life Lens, with the underwriting innovation now available under all of its Assurance Extra product range, subject to certain limits. In an update to advisers Chubb says...

Southern Cross Health Insurance will no longer accept applications for new Critical Illness policies from October 30 2026, as part of a review of its product range. Chief Sales, Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, Regan...

Financial adviser Maryann Pratt explains why private health insurance in New Zealand is heading for a death spiral, why that matters for our public health system and our nation, and why financial advisers should...

The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme has released its annual figures showing record demand for its services, with health insurance becoming the single largest product category of disputes investigated for the first time. The...

As the financial services/financial advice sector continues to leverage the value of artificial intelligence in new ways, we’re keen to check in with you as to whether AI is actually making a difference to...

In news from across the ditch, nearly half of Australian consumers considering life insurance feel confused and unconvinced by what they encounter, according to a new global report, with many abandoning the purchase before...

There was strong reader interest this week in recent Chubb Life enhancements intended to give advisers more visibility over their customers and speed up time during the application process... ...