Pinnacle Life NZ
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In 1998, when we started, we were the first to offer our fellow kiwi’s the option to buy life insurance directly from a Life Insurance company, no brokers. This was a novel idea at the time!
Today we aspire to be the leading online life insurer in New Zealand. We’ve been doing online Life Insurance longer than anyone else (in the world!) and we think we’re pretty good at it.
We believe in:
- making life insurance accessible - you can do it yourself, online, without talking to anyone if you don’t want to
- simple to understand – we write everything in plain English, and try to make sure there are no surprises
- affordable - because we’re an online company it costs less to run our business, we pass that onto you, our customers by way of lower premiums.
- fast and easy – you can get a quote in 30 seconds, and cover in 10 minutes with Pinnacle Life.
Over the years we are proud to have won a number of awards for design and innovation, and we continue to invest in cutting edge technology and design, so that we can deliver the best.
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Visit the PINNACLE LIFE website now to get a free quote and buy your life insurance online.
Learn to navigate the world of insurance with our guide. Choose the right coverage, assess your financial needs, and ensure peace of mind for you and your family.
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Discover the importance of Income Protection insurance in safeguarding your financial well-being during unexpected events.
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Some of the most common questions we receive at Pinnacle Life revolve around smoking and the effect it has on your life insurance policy.
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If you or your family find yourself claiming on your life insurance policy, you've had some bad news.
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Did you know we are the most cost-effective Life Insurance provider in New Zealand? Check out our latest blog as we give you all the tips on how to pick your own provider!
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We were delighted to be recognised by industry commentator Russel Hutchinson at Chatswood for our work on simplifying the brass tacks of life and living insurance in our new e-book "5 Big Life Insurance Questions". Find out more in our recent blog!
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The Financial Markets Authority recently released the results of their inaugural Customer Experience survey.
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With the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, "Operation London Bridge" came into effect.
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If you're a father, remember your kids think the world of you, so it is vital you protect their world if you can no longer be in it.
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How do you know if you’re having a heart attack? How do you tell if it’s heartburn or a heart attack? When should you worry? We delve into the differences on our blog.
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Managing ‘high’ cholesterol is one of the ways you can look after your heart health and lower your risk of heart disease.
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Everyone likes their hard work acknowledged, and we are no exception! We are super happy to have been acknowledged by International Finance for innovation.
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If you’re thinking about life insurance, you’re probably thinking about how much it costs.
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Our first Matariki public holiday is nearly upon us.
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Although NIWA reports that many places around NZ had the warmest May in decades, anyone working outside or walking or cycling to work will tell you the weather is turning greyer, wetter, and windier.
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You can buy life insurance from Pinnacle Life if you’re aged between 18 and 74 (and you can do it online if you are 20 to 69).
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Only some people need life insurance.
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You know the story, you see that comments have been deleted or hidden on a Facebook post, and you think; What’s the company trying to hide? What didn’t they like people saying that they had to hide or delete it? In the last 12 months, we’ve hidden or deleted more comments on our Facebook posts than ever before.
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Late last year, Gen Re published the findings from their 8th 'Dread Disease' survey.
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Mental Health is an area where it pays to check your life insurance policy carefully.
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This week is the international week of happiness.
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It seems it's not just finance where young women fall behind their male counterparts; it's sport too.
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Tigers are associated with bravery and strength, all things one needs during a pandemic.
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Life Insurance pays out a tax-free lump sum if you die or are diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Yay summer holidays and Christmas are almost here.
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Mental health and money are often linked.
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It's a slow road, but businesses are starting to realise that having long, complicated documents with lots of legalese does not make their product better.
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One of the things people worry about, or are cynical about, when it comes to life insurance is claims.Getting facts about life insurance claims and pay-out rates is tricky.
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We are super proud that we are a finalist in the 'Innovation of the Year' category in the New Zealand Insurance Industry awards sponsored by ANZIIF.
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Mental Health awareness week kicks off next Monday.
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While most of the country move to level 2 and can enjoy the delights of not just take-aways but eating out as well, Aucklanders must continue to self-cater.
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With another lockdown in place for the near future and vaccines gaining momentum, we thought it was time to share our answers to some of the questions we're getting from customers about Life Insurance, Covid-19 and vaccines.
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If you're anything like the team at Pinnacle Life, your television viewing shot up in the last couple of weeks while you gorged on sport and athleticism.
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For those of us with school kids, this week can be a bit of a mixed blessing.
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Worrying about money can be bad for our mental health, and poor mental health can be bad for managing money.
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What is a good amount of life insurance is one of the most often asked questions we get at Pinnacle Life.
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A pay rise is something most of us like to dream about, but with an income decrease, we do less daydreaming and more serious thinking and planning.
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Suicide and taxes are among the most ‘googled’ terms when looking for life insurance, as there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about how they might affect your life cover.
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We’ve had a couple of things to brag about lately at Pinnacle Life.
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At Pinnacle Life, we think a lot about who matters to us. Mothers, in whatever shape or form, matter.
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Recent research conducted here at Pinnacle Life indicated a cynicism about life insurance claims payments.
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If you’re worried about paying rent and putting food on the table each week, you’ve not got money going spare.
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We scoured the health and wellness websites, googled health experts and asked our staff to come up with what we think are the 8 top tips for your best health this Autumn.
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What if you could get advice about life insurance without paying a cent? And without having to talk to anyone? Where you are the expert? Pinnacle Life is excited to be able to offer you just that. A tool you can use to get the advice you need, about what life insurance is right for you.
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With the pride festival winding down this week, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge rainbow families. We know that finding the 'missing ingredient' takes consideration and planning that most heterosexual couples haven't had to give a second thought.
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If you've got school-age kids, you'll be hitting the final countdown for school to go back.
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We happily choose electricity providers, mobile phone companies and even car insurance providers for ourselves, so why does choosing a life insurance provider feel so much harder? If it's the first time you've decided that you need cover, and you've figured out how much you need, the next question is how to choose your provider.
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There are lots of excuses we use to delay getting around to sorting out our life insurance.
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At Pinnacle Life we love bucket lists.
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Why do women not have the same financial knowledge as men? A new survey has highlighted that women’s financial knowledge falls far below men.
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For anyone returning to NZ, the welcome chorus of Maori powhiri and birdsong as one walks through the arrival's hall can be an emotional roller coaster.
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Talking about life insurance means talking about death.
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Many Māori were denied recognition of te reo as their first language, including generations who had their knuckles rapped in school for speaking Maori.
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It’s that time of year when Dad jokes appear in every ad break, and there are specials on power tools and men's socks and undies all through your Facebook feed.
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At Pinnacle Life we’ve always believed in making Life Insurance simple and easy.
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Don’t mistake adulating for adultery.
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When the weather turns dark, cold and wet, and we turn indoors rather than out, Hygge takes on a whole new level of importance.
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How much life cover do I need to make sure that my family and loved ones will be ok should the absolute worst happen? It’s not something we want to spend time thinking about.
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Matariki, named for a star that rises in the sky in mid-winter in New Zealand, is a celebration of people, culture, language, spirituality and history.
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Many of us have been reaching for the calculator lately with the Covid-19 lockdown, the impact on businesses and subsequent job losses.
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Having spent over 6 weeks in our ‘bubbles’ of either limited family members or no family members at all, it seems timely that as we emerge from level 3 lockdown and into level 2, it’s just in time for the International Day of Families.
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Mother’s Day might be a bit different this year.
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Everyone's bubble experience is going to be different.
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Everyone's bubble experience is going to be different.
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Like many companies, the rapid move to Covid 19 Alert Level 4 last week had us scrambling for the tools we needed to keep our business running.
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Does my Life Insurance policy cover Coronavirus? Yes, it does.
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We are very proud to share that our CEO, Gillian Vaughan, has been recognised for her services to Wildlife Conservation with a Queens Service Medal.
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Shopping online has been growing in popularity since the advent of the internet. Today, by far the most popular e-commerce is retail shopping, in NZ the biggest online retailers are Countdown and the Warehouse, but other industries are growing rapidly too such as online training courses, and financial products including banking and insurance.
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This time of year can very quickly swing from feeling fun and joyous to utterly stressful all in one day.
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Getting married should be one of the best days of your life.
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One of the biggest factors in determining the price of your life insurance premium is your age.
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Matthew Walker, a world renowned sleep expert, is busy telling the world we need more sleep.
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We’ve paid 98.9%* of the claims made on our policies.
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In NZ the average weekly household expenditure is around $1300 a week [1].
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To make it easy (and at Pinnacle Life we like EASY!) the Mental Health Foundation has identified the 5 key actions we should build into our day-to-day lives to look after our mental health.
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So you’ve Marie Kondo’d your wardrobe and your plastics drawer, but have you thought about your finances? Spring is in the air but it’s still pretty wet out there, so while it’s too miserable to get busy outside it’s the perfect time to shake the cobwebs from your money situation.
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We don’t always know how things are going to pan out.
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Pinnacle Life has kicked off a new campaign prompting Kiwis to think about protecting what makes them feel lucky.
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This year the theme for International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter. It’s a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world. In NZ the pay gap sits at around 12%. This means men on average earn 12% more than women in the same or a similar position.
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Going back to work after a summer break can be hard. In theory, we’re all returning refreshed and recharged but what if your job is making you miserable or is really stressful? Then returning to work is not fun.
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In 1968 a person born in New Zealand could expect to live to 71.3 years of age.
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Wahoo you’ve bought your first home! How exciting, you’ve got BBQ’s planned, paint colours to choose and lawns to start mowing.
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Who would have thought, 20 years ago, that Pluto would no longer be a planet? That we would watch TV on our phones (lucky they got rid of the cords right?) or that hover boards would be a real thing, not something just in the movies.
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Pinnacle Life has updated its online technology platform, including ensuring that its website is responsive and mobile-friendly to meet the needs of today’s digital savvy users.
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Pinnacle Life Limited has appointed Michael Murphy to the Board of Pinnacle Life as an Independent Director from 1 September 2015.
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