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Life Insurance

Life Insurance provides for those you leave behind.

It can help them pay the rent or mortgage, put food on the table and pay the bills or it can be used to invest in your children’s education or other things you want for your family by paying a lump sum to the policy owner in the event of your death.

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Pinnacle Life Cover costs from $15.60 per month including a 10% online discount for the first year, and 10% healthy lifestyle discount. We aim to offer you the best value and in many cases, we are the cheapest.
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If you have Life Insurance with us we will pay a tax-free, lump sum to the owner of your policy if you die (or their estate if they have died too), or earlier if you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness.

If you already have Life Insurance with another Life Insurance company you can either:

  • apply for a new or replacement policy, if you like our new policy quote, or
  • apply to save 20% on your existing life insurance premiums through our Switch process.
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The Basics

Getting a policy

  • By applying online, you’ll get a 10% discount for your first year, and you might also be eligible for further discounts.
  • If you apply for a joint life policy, you will be eligible for a joint policy discount of 7%.
  • Choose the amount that’s right for you, from $50,000 to $2 million ($100,000 to $1.5 million online). Our calculator may help you decide what you need and see how much it might cost.
  • You have to be aged between 18 and 75 to get a policy. You can apply online if you are aged 20 to 69 and living in NZ, Australia, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong or Singapore. If you are outside the online age range, please contact us.
  • You can choose to add critical illness cover to your life policy. This provides you with a lump sum if you suffer from one of the specified conditions.
  • If you’re accepted online, you’ll be covered by the end of the application process, that’s straight away, no waiting.
  • All of our policies have a 30 day free look period so that you can buy with confidence.
  • There is no one size fits all for life cover. The best life insurance for you will be what suits you and your family in terms of the protection it provides and your budget.

Once your policy is in place

  • You may be able to increase your Life Insurance by up to 50%, with no further questions asked if you apply during a special event such as a new or increased mortgage, becoming a parent, getting married or divorced.
  • Your cover and therefore your payments, will increase with inflation, but you can turn this off at any time.
  • You can decrease your cover or cancel your policy at any time without penalty.
  • You can choose how you pay – monthly, half yearly or annually and by direct debit or credit card.
  • If you have 2 or more Pinnacle Life policies paid by direct debit from one bank account, the second and subsequent policies will be discounted by $24 per year.
  • Your payments will increase each year as you get older.

When you need to claim on your policy

  • If you die you will get paid the lump-sum amount you chose when you took out your policy. This is tax-free if the owner of the policy is a person (rather than a trust or company).
  • If you’re diagnosed with a terminal illness and expect to live less than 6 -12 months (depending on your policy) you can have your lump-sum amount paid early.
  • Your Life Insurance doesn’t expire. As long as your payments are up-to date, your cover will continue until you die and we pay your claim.
  • The owner of your policy will receive the lump sum from your claim. It will be paid in NZ dollars, anywhere in the world.
  • Your policy will be reinsured by Hannover Life Re, one of the largest re-insurers of life insurance in the world.

  • Why do I need life insurance - Pinnacle Life (1 min to watch)

    Pinnacle Life explain why Life Insurance is important and some of the things you need to know. Life Insurance provides for those you leave behind if you were to die or become terminally ill. It’s pretty simple. You pay money to an insurance company (that’s premiums) so that in the event of your death your loved ones will be paid a tax-free lump sum of cash, this is your sum insured. When the money is paid out, this is called ‘making a claim’. The money can be used for anything your family needs. Such as their rent or mortgage, bills, groceries, funeral costs, school fees, or a holiday! At Pinnacle Life it’s easy to work out how much you need and to get a quote. You can even buy your policy online. It takes around 10 minutes, which means you will be covered straight away, no waiting. Visit pinnaclelife.co.nz.

  • Why do I need life insurance - Pinnacle Life (1 min to watch)

    Pinnacle Life explain how to work out how much Life Insurance you need. Life Insurance provides for those you leave behind if you were to die. When thinking about how much cover you should have, consider what your family would need to live on if you weren’t there to provide for them. Would they need to pay rent or a mortgage? Do you have any savings they could live off? How many more years will there be children at home? Do you have any other dependents, such as elderly relatives, who depend on you? You should also think about how much you can afford to pay in premiums on an ongoing basis. Our calculator may help you decide the amount that's right for you and you’ll be able to get a quote straight away. Visit pinnaclelife.co.nz.

  • Why do I need life insurance - Pinnacle Life (1 min to watch)

    Pinnacle Life explain what underwriting is and how it can affect your policy. Before you can be offered a life insurance policy you need to be underwritten. Basically this means you answering some questions so that the insurance company can assess your risk of dying earlier than the average person of your age and gender. If they think you are no more likely to die earlier than the average person they’ll offer a life insurance policy at the standard price. On the other hand if there is data suggesting you may die earlier than average, the policy will be modified to suit your circumstances. This may mean an increased price or specific causes of death being excluded from your policy. Underwriting also considers your pastimes. If you participate in dangerous pastimes, such as hang gliding or scuba diving, you may be offered a higher price so that those activities are covered or you may be given the option to keep the same price but not be covered for those activities. This assessment job is done by an ‘underwriter’. At Pinnacle Life most of our policies are underwritten directly online through an expert software system. If that doesn’t work for you we also have a great team of people who can do the work. This means that 3 out of 4 people can buy their Life Insurance online, in under 10 minutes. No waiting. Visit pinnaclelife.co.nz today
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What cover might I need?

Thinking about what life stage you’re at might help you get started if you’re stuck wondering what you need. Choose the option that best fits what you want to plan for, we’ll then let you know what other people planning for a similar future have asked for quotes on.

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FAQs

How much cover do I need?

We have a range of tools to help you work out the right amount of cover for your needs. Use our calculator to get an estimate, or find out what level of cover others of your age and gender have asked for. You can also see what other people planning for a similar future to you have looked at.

To find out more about our products, and what needs they meet, please contact us on 0800 22 22 23 or by email and we’d be happy to advise you based on your current needs and circumstances.

What’s the difference between mortgage cover and life cover?

Life and mortgage cover both pay out a lump sum amount in the event of death or diagnosis of terminal illness of the person insured. A terminal illness claim will be paid out if we accept medical evidence that the insured person has 12 months or less to live.

For a life cover policy we’ll pay the owner of the policy, for a mortgage cover policy we’ll pay the lending institution you nominated.

With a mortgage cover policy you will also be eligible for a 5% discount if you are taking out the policy within 3 months of getting your mortgage approved.

Why do I need life insurance?

Life Insurance provides for those you leave behind and helps them after you are gone. Having life insurance means that those you care about can have some peace of mind around making sure the mortgage and the bills are paid at a time when everything else can seem tough. A life insurance policy helps your family maintain their lifestyle if you become terminally ill or if you die unexpectedly.

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