Fidelity Life has created a new role to drive its group risk employee benefits business and has appointed a chief marketing officer.

Tower Health adds to the bottom line of its new owner, and plans a direct to consumer marketing campaign using rugby convert Benji Marshall.

ANZ is taking a different view to other commentators and argues that the Reserve Bank's decision to introduce speed bumps, that is lending restrictions on low equity loans, will have an impact on the housing market. The bank states its case here.

Advisers may have to add another facet to their retirement planning conversations with clients if a Government proposal gets the green light.

Inform Group last week sold its online life insurance business Life Direct to Trade Me, now it has sold its Quote Monster website to one of its providers,

ANZ is the second of the big banks to hike interest rates this week blaming wholesale rates for the changes.

Trauma insurance is becoming more popular with customers who realise they are far likelier to claim on it than their life policies, says OnePath.

Kiwibank to insure its own loans after QBE stops accepting new lenders’ mortgage insurance cover in New Zealand.

Trade Me has entered into an agreement to purchase LifeDirect, run by the people behind Quote Monster, for an undisclosed sum.