Graeme Lindsay's long career in the life insurance industry may never have even begun if it was not for an unfortunate medical emergency when he was just 15-years-old.

Popular insurance quoting and product comparison website QuoteMonster has appointed a new general manager who will take over from former director and general manager Alan Rafe on Monday.

Monday, April 12 is set to be a big day for Cigna in New Zealand when the company rolls out a range of new technology solutions, a new commission structure, new underwriting rules and a new specific injury cover product to the local market.

The former head of third party distribution at Generate has taken his KiwiSaver expertise across Auckland city to join the team at Threefold as a specialist KiwiSaver adviser.

Insurance advisers are being warned to clearly disclose all fees and charges after one broker was caught adding $34,000 of additional charges to a client’s policies over a period of three years.