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If you’re in your forties, or older, you possibly have memories of your parents turning 40 and the song by Dave and the Dynamos from 1983. I’m pretty...

Gumboots in NZ are synonymous with famers, cows, mud, Taihape, utes and Barry Crump. They are not usually identified as school footwear or associated with urban teenagers. But tomorrow,...

At Pinnacle Life this week, as we are sure many business and individuals around the country have been doing, we’ve been talking a lot about our backgrounds and culture, our...

It's International women’s day on March 8. This year the theme for International Women’s Day is #BalanceforBetter. It’s a call-to-action for driving gender...

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...

The idea behind life insurance is simple, you pay premiums to a company and when you die they pay some money to your loved ones, so why does that need...

The kiwi ‘she’ll be right attitude’ flies in the face of needing Life Insurance. Which means we are significantly under-insured, especially in Auckland, or if we’re aged over 55.

When we talk about famous women over 50, there are a number of very beautiful women who come to mind. Many of us can probably can rattle them off...

In 1968 a person born in New Zealand could expect to live to 71.3 years of age. Today, the average is 81.6. That’s an extra 10 years of living! ...

These days, at 50, instead of planning for retirement Kiwis are living life to the fullest.

Do you have a bucket list? maybe one with lots of fabulous destinations or adventures you want to have? maybe to drive a Porsche? own a house? or run...

Scarily, Kiwis are typically under-insured or not insured at all. With hefty mortgages this puts many of us at risk of losing our homes if the worst happens. A recent...

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...

Here’s something you may not know about us at Pinnacle Life. We are a female dominant company. We have a female CEO and have done for nearly 4 years, first...

Getting a quote for Life Insurance in NZ got a whole lot easier last month when we launched our ‘get your selfie covered’ campaign, a first for NZ.

Over 20 years ago Noel Vaughan had an idea about making Life Insurance accessible to New Zealanders. That idea became Pinnacle Life.

10 minutes is a big deal at Pinnacle Life because we know that’s how long it take to apply online for a policy with us, for 7 out of...

You can buy some pretty cool things for $5. Which, when all it takes is waving a card around is easy to do without even thinking about it. Kmart...

If a serious illness happens to you how will you pay for it? Recovering from a serious illness can be expensive

There are many different types of insurance policies. They include home and car insurance to covering your pet. All of them are designed to help you prepare for expensive and...

You’ve been told it’s a good idea to have it… but how does income protection actually work?

We get lots of questions about Income Protection, especially around why some occupations aren't covered.

We get more questions about Income Protection insurance than any other type of cover. The main one being ‘do I even need it?’

Because Pinnacle Life are so technology based, we spend a lot of time focused on our digital customer experience. Most kiwis only apply for life insurance once, maybe twice in...