Most people take out life insurance to ensure their family will be ok financially if they die. Today, compared to 50 years ago, you’re more likely to get sick while you have dependents or a mortgage than you are to die.
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How life expectancy is changing - 50 really is the new 40
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Divorce and Life Insurance
Going through a divorce is rough. Especially if there are kids involved. While thinking about your life insurance policies may not seem important, in fact it becomes even more critical to do so.
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Money flying out the door? Time for a family financial review.
February is an excellent time for a financial review of your household spending.
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What does it mean to be healthy?
From a life insurance perspective to get a healthy living discount, you need to be able to answer all our health questions in the positive. Inherently this means that the younger you are the more likely you are to qualify for the additional lifetime discount. It also means that if you’re feeling unwell it may pay to wait till you’re back to full health to apply.
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Obesity is a leading cause of death.
Almost one in three adult New Zealanders (over 15 years) is obese, and one in ten children. New Zealand has the third highest adult obesity rate in the world, only worse than Mexico and the USA.
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Cancer now more common than getting married or having a first baby
Research from the UK suggests that developing cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby. In the UK more than 350,000 cancers are diagnosed each year compared with 290,000 marriages. In New Zealand the trends are similar with 23,000 cancers diagnosed, compared to 20,000 marriages in 2014. (NZ Ministry of Health and Statistics NZ.)
