Asteron has increased the commission paid to advisers’ across its entire disability income products range and its mortgage repayment cover.

New Zealanders' failure to take up health insurance will create bigger problems than any retirement savings shortfall, according to Accuro chief executive Bruce Morrison.

Insurance advisers can now access client-specific product research ratings from price comparison website QuoteMonster.

Imposing more regulations on KiwiSaver funds could stifle the best performers, says Fidelity Life chief executive Milton Jennings.

Insurers and adviser bodies are failing to provide adequate support to new advisers entering the profession, claims Auckland-based insurance adviser Nicola Hambly.

The amount of New Zealanders with health insurance fell 2% in the year to March and stands at the same level as 2005, according to figures from the Health Funds Association (HFANZ).

Sovereign has announced it will withdraw its participation from the Beaton Benchmarks survey, which asks advisers to rate the service and support given by life insurance providers.

Asteron is set to adopt a new, broader definition of a heart attack in a change the company said could result in a 30%-50% increase in the number of claims paid out in relation to heart attacks.

Sovereign expects to pay just two or three claims resulting from their offer of $10,000 in free life cover for new parents.

Financial Services Council (FSC) research into the country's underinsurance problem will "challenge" the insurance business model, according to chief executive Peter Neilson.

Cigna New Zealand’s decision to sell income protection online has drawn criticism – and support – from unlikely sources.

Fisher Funds chief executive Carmel Fisher says her firm did not pay $50 for every Credit Union member who joined her scheme.

The churn debate has been stirred up again in the wake of Investment Savings & Insurance Association (ISI) figures which revealed a drop in new business for OnePath.

Another company owned by Don Ha has been placed into liquidation, the latest in a string of company collapses for the self-styled property king.

Adviser members prompt ISO shake-up; Partners Life on ISI recruitment list; Domestic v global fixed interest

Partners Life is set to launch a range of business insurance products and has struck a deal with accounting giant Deloitte to provide forensic accounting services to advisers.