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MillionDollarWoman is a new Australian website launched to promote insurance products designed specifically for stay-at-home mums. Its product provides cover of either $500 or $750 a week if you're temporarily...

Something old, something new. Early last year we noticed a research article that said “people treated unfairly at work and who suffer in silence have twice the risk of a heart...

Hands up all those who believe the Rapture will happen tomorrow? A lot of people are talking about the Rapture taking place on 21 May 2011… a prediction made by 89-year-old...

When I saw the statistic that 632,920 New Zealanders were injured in their homes last year I thought there must be some mistake… maybe an extra zero. But nope, the...

Almost 3 years ago, Pinnacle Life launched a policy called ‘Funeral Cover’, an insurance policy that pays up to $20,000 to cover the cost of a funeral. Whilst the...

Life insurance is a product that’s not easy to advertise… if you’re looking to keep your audience awake, that is. I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of those life insurance adverts...

Four years on...its Happy Launchday!  When we launched this blog on 30 April 2007, we said; “The Life Insurance Blog has been created to demystify life insurance for consumers by providing...

Well, according to an article in Money Management, the payment of commissions to life insurance salesmen in Australia will end in 2013. This is part of the reforms...

The Pinnacle Life website has been awarded ‘Official Honouree’ status at this year's US-based Webby Awards. Pinnacle Life sells life insurance direct to consumers online via an easy-to-use website....

Hearing the spiteful and snide remarks, I’m always amazed at how some couples remain married. It’s not that they have never thought of divorce, they probably think about it daily,...

I read an article in the Economist recently about lonely people being more likely to get ill. Lonely people, it seems, are at greater risk than the gregarious of...

These are dark days for New Zealanders, especially if you live in Christchurch. To those of you that've lost loved ones, or who are anxiously awaiting news of people that...

A survey released in the US found that 69% of single parents with children still living at home are uninsured... confirming that children of single parent homes are at greater...

Should low income earners pay more for their life insurance? Technically, yes! It is a grim fact that men classified as having ‘low income’ will die on average 6.5 years younger than...

The RealAge test is probably the most comprehensive longevity calculator I have found. The questions dig deep into your health and medical history. My test took 20 minutes to complete...

October is Breast Cancer Action Month and this year The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF) is challenging everyone to TAKE ACTION to raise awareness about breast...

Every year about 600 men in New Zealand die of Prostate Cancer. Why so many? Because men don’t know how dangerous the disease is, they don’t talk to their doctor about it,...

Pinnacle Life received notification of a complaint recently that was made to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complainant (Tom of Auckland) took issue with Pinnacle Life’s assertion that Pinnacle's 20% lower...

Being obsessed with soccer and life insurance, it was inevitable that I would blog some of the perils of being associated with a football mad spouse, or...

The first ever cancer-only insurance policy in NZ is now available from online provider Pinnacle Life. What is Cancer Cover? Cancer Cover is a form of stripped-down trauma insurance. ...

PINNACLE LIFE today claimed another first in NZ… Cancer Cover… now available as a fully underwritten product instantly online. Cancer Cover, as explained in this Stuff article, is...

We copped some flack this week for standing up for policyholders whose premiums are about to be increased by some life insurance companies. The flack from some professionals in the...

There’s a lot going on in the life insurance industry around price increases, brought on by a change in tax legislation. Pinnacle Life made several comments (see Good Returns and...

Couldn’t help commenting on this Herald article that talks about the upcoming tax changes for life insurance. In the article, Sovereign Insurance announced that three parties will shoulder the increased tax...