How the Role of the Specialist Insurance Adviser is Evolving
The role of the specialist insurance adviser is not disappearing but it is evolving, says Financial Advice NZ, which points to advisers being risk management professionals, “someone who helps clients understand the financial consequences...
Applications Open for Adviser Development Programmes
Fidelity Life has opened applications for its 2026 professional development platform, Adviser edge, and announced a record 13 scholarships for its Career connect programme.
The insurer says that Adviser edge, which is now entering its...
Latest Poll – Failure to Refer Clients for Risk Advice?
Our latest poll is based on the premise that all financial planning clients should have access to life insurance advice appropriate to their circumstances.
Some years ago, especially in the 1990s and earlier 2000s, some...
Partners Life Hosting Webinar for Advisers
Partners Life's executive leadership team is hosting a webinar in March to update advisers on its recent initiatives and plans for the future.
In an adviser update the insurer says the 45-minute webinar, to be...
Profiling Partners Life: Inside the Thinking Shaping the Future of Advice
Partners Life’s Andries van Graan and Gemma Vivian reflect on the forces reshaping life insurance advice - from regulation and adviser demographics to AI and underinsurance - and what it means in practical terms...
TAP Develops ‘Open Partner’ Offer
The Adviser Platform says it's evolving itself beyond traditional group structures to become "an open partner for the entire financial advice ecosystem".
The company says in a statement that it is expanding its role “…to...
Registrations Open for FSC 2026 Conference
Registrations have opened for the Financial Services Council’s 2026 conference which will be held at Auckland’s brand new NZ International Convention Centre on August 12 to 13.
The Council says its FSC26 Conference: Amplify brings...
Changes to Fidelity Life Adviser Council
Fidelity Life has announced a refreshed structure for its Adviser council, including the addition of two industry representatives and three new adviser representatives, to join the five current members.
The insurer says the refreshed structure...
Southern Cross CEO to Step Down
After nearly 10 years in the role Southern Cross Health Society's CEO Nick Astwick will step down in September 2026, following the Society’s annual reporting to members.
Chair of Southern Cross Medical Care Society, Chris...
Call to Return to Indemnity First Product Principles in Australia
Rising mental health claims are placing pressure on the sustainability of TPD insurance in Australia, prompting insurers, reinsurers, and regulators there to reassess product design and underwriting practices.
Speaking during the first in a five-part...