Chatswood serves the life and health insurance sector in New Zealand with market intelligence, data, and bespoke consulting services. Some of these are provided in conjunction with Quality Product Research Limited - a subsidiary that brings you Quotemonster.
We believe that good decisions are more likely to occur when we have good information about the market environment in which we operate. Intuitive leaps and creative decisions are always required, of course, but the more they are based on a firm foundation of observation, the better they tend to be.
Updating your email address
Here’s a quick video explaining how to update your email address directly on Quotemonster.
Legacy product research (an update)
As of 30 April 2024, the following legacy product research is available in our Standalone Head-to-Head.
As of 30 April 2024, the following legacy product research is available in our Standalone Head-to-Head:
• AA Life 2006, 2013, 2016, 2019
• AIA Total Care Max 2001 to current Life cover
• AIA MajorCare with Specialist & Tests 2019
• American Income 2021
• ANZ Life and Living 2015
• ANZ Lifestyle Protection 2007-2008, 2009, 2010
• ASB Absolute Health 2012-2014
• ASB MajorCare with Specialist & Tests 2019
• Asteron Life Smart Plan 1998
• BNZ Men’s ReCover 2004
• Cigna Flexi Card 2014, 2015
• Cigna Farmers Finance 1996/1998
• Cigna LifeOne 2014
• Co-Operative Bank 2013, 2018
• Countdown Life 2014
• Greenwich Life 2018
• Guardian Assurance 1996
• MAS 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018-2021
• Momentum Life 2019
• nib Premier Health 2017
• nib Premier Health Business 2017
• nib Premium Hospital 2017
• nib Easy Health 2018
• nib Top Private Hospital Cover Plus 2017
• nib Stay Well Classic 1996
• nib Private Hospital Silver 2017
• nib Life & Living 2018
• nib Hospital Cover EasyCare 2017
• nib Major Medical + Major Medical Deluxe 2015
• nib Cancer & Cardiovascular Benefit 2012
• NZ Seniors 2022
• NZHL 2019, 2021, 2023
• OneChoice 2019, 2021, 2023
• Pinnacle Life 2010
• Southern Cross Regular Care 2018
• Southern Cross Ultra Care 2021
• State Insurance 2013
• Tower Life 360 2008-2010, 2011-2013,
• Westpac Gold Term 2010, 2012, 2017
• Westpac Term 1990-1995,1995-2000, 2007, 2012 2017
• Unimed UniCare Advantage 2023
• Unimed UniCare Plus 2023
• Unimed Major Surgical + Major Surgical with Specialists &Test 2023
• Fidelity Serious Care Plus 2001 and 2003
• Fidelity Serious Care 2001
The following legacy product research has been rated and will be loaded to our Standalone Head-to-Head in the coming weeks. If you’re interested in a rating for one of these products or have a product that you believe we should rate, please reach out to us on info@quotemonster.co.nz
• AA Life 2009, 2014, 2018, 2022
• ANZ Life and Living 2010, 2016, 2017, 2020
• ANZ Lifestyle Protection 2004, 2011, 2015
• ANZ Lifestyle Insurance 2014, 2015
• AMP Vital Plus Crisis 2020
• Asteron Smartplan 2000
• BNZ BillAssure 2005
• Cigna Bill Protection 2018
• Kiwibank 2010, 2018
• Mercer Bill Protection 2016
• nib Standard Hospital 2017
• SBS Bank 2014
• State Insurance 2007
• Sovereign Absolute Health 2010
• Unimed Health Positive 2023
Happy Crunching!
Find out how to view invoices in Quotemonster
Here’s how to view and download your invoices directly from Quotemonster.
Quotemonster celebrates our 1,000th research subscriber
Congratulations to Zhan Viljoen from JV Financial Services on being our 1,000th research subscriber! 🎉
Congratulations to Zhan Viljoen from JV Financial Services on being our 1,000th research subscriber! 🎉
Our Data Scientist, Edward Foster hand delivered a special cake to him a few weeks back and learned his dad, Jan Viljoen has been a loyal Quotemonster user for many years.
To celebrate this milestone, we have also donated $1,000 to Big Buddy via The Good Registry - gifting goodness as nominated by Zhan.
We also want to say a massive THANK YOU to every single one of our subscribers for your continued support, and we can’t wait to work alongside you for many more years to come.
Big Buddy are doing some amazing work across NZ for our lads ages 7 to 14 years. Click here to learn more about them or check out The Good Registry for a list of the charities they’ve partnered with.
To learn more about Zhan, Jan and the JV Financial Services team, please click here: https://jvfs.co.nz/
Happy Crunching!
Partners Life pricing and product changes effective 22 April 2024
We are pleased to confirm that the rate changes to Partners Life medical cover, effective 22 April 2024 are live on Quotemonster.
Dear Quotemonster users,
We are pleased to confirm that the rate changes to Partners Life medical cover, effective 22 April 2024 are live on Quotemonster.
Partners Life also announced a range of enhancements, please click here to find a summary of their product enhancements and clarifications. Today, we were provided with the updated policy documents (v19.1), and will be able to provide a detailed overview on how these enhancements affect our research ratings, once the wordings have been systematically reviewed.
Rest assured we will post a notification once these ratings are live on Quotemonster.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Happy Crunching!
How to create a classic quote in Quotemonster
New to Quotemonster? Not sure how to create a quote? You need classic quote – the basic price comparison which is the start of many of the advice suitability tools and product comparisons that come later. Watch our recent video that takes you through everything you need to know.
Chubb Life Lifetime Reward Campaign live on Quotemonster
Chubb Life Lifetime Reward Campaign is now live on Quotemonster and here we provide instructions on how to include the offer in your quotes.
Chubb Life have increased their 10% Lifetime Reward discount to 15% for all new Assurance Extra and Assurance Extra Business Life and Trauma policies issued from 16 April to 30 June 2024 for customers who:
- have a BMI measurement of between 18.5 and 24.9, and
- have been a non-smoker for at least 12 months
Clients can also combine this with the current 2 months’ free and multi-benefit discount offers.
Click here to read about the offer and any terms and conditions that may apply.
How to include this option on Quotemonster:
- Create or open a quote
- Enter client information and click through to the Benefit Details screen
- Add in the benefit details and click Crunch to get a premium comparison
- Click on the Chubb Life logo in the Result window to open the Quote result window,
- Tick the Apply 15% Lifetime Reward checkbox.
You will need to do this for each quote where you want to include the discount.
Scroll down to review that the 15% Lifetime Reward has been applied.
If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, we want to hear them so please drop an email to info@quotemonster.co.nz.
Happy Crunching!
Unlock the Power of Business Insurance with Advicemonster
At Quotemonster, we understand the importance of comprehensive business insurance solutions. That's why we're excited to offer Advicemonster subscribers a powerful tool that enables them to quote and research Life, Trauma, TPD, and Key Person insurance.
At Quotemonster, we understand the importance of comprehensive business insurance solutions. That's why we're excited to offer Advicemonster subscribers a powerful tool that enables them to quote and research Life, Trauma, TPD, and Key Person insurance.
Our platform is designed to simplify the insurance process, making it easier for you to provide advice to your clients. With Advicemonster, you can quickly access quotes, delve into detailed research, and perform a Business SOA, all in one convenient place.
We're committed to helping you make the most of our services. That's why we invite you to join us for our next online training session, where you'll learn how to maximise the benefits of our Business Insurance tool. Our staff will guide you through the platform's features, ensuring you have the knowledge and confidence to support your clients effectively.
We highly recommend joining us for our next online training session to learn more about the service, and as a thank you for attending we can provide a 14-day trial on your account when you email us on info@quotemonster.co.nz
Don't miss this chance to enhance your insurance offerings with Advicemonster. Register for our upcoming training session on Thursday, 11 April 2024 9:30 am-10:30 am and discover how our Business Insurance tool can empower you and your clients.
Trauma claims data infographic - QPR v15.7
Following on from our latest QPR database upgrade, we have also updated our Trauma claims data infographic to reflect the addition of a new minor condition – Cerebral Aneurysm.
Following on from our latest QPR database upgrade, we have also updated our Trauma claims data infographic to reflect the addition of a new minor condition - Cerebral Aneurysm. This is now available for download to all Researchmonster and Advicemonster subscribers and can be found in the Research Tools section of the main menu.
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Asteron Life updates personal and business insurance products
Asteron Life has unveiled a raft of updates to their personal and business insurance products.
Asteron Life has unveiled a raft of updates to their personal and business insurance products.
The changes include clarification of existing policy terms to ensure greater transparency and ease of understanding and a range of new and enhanced benefits.
The new benefits and enhancements include:
Repatriation benefit on personal and business life cover
Advancement benefit for terminal conditions on personal life cover
Shortened waiting periods for income protection and mortgage and living cover
Cover conversion benefit on business disability cover and farmers disability cover
Enhancements to the Funeral benefits on life cover, kids cover and business expenses
Enhancements to two definitions for trauma recovery and 11 definitions for major trauma
The requirement for 14 days total disability as part of the waiting period has been removed from business disability cover, farmers disability cover and business expenses cover
Introduction of a premium and cover suspension to the optional needlestick benefit
Removal of some restrictions from various benefits such as specific injury support – lump sum and monthly, trauma reinstatement option and the crisis benefit within the optional immediate assist package
Claire Sutton, Executive Manager Life Portfolio and New Business at Asteron Life said
“It's key that our range of covers continue to add value for our customers, policies and terms are easy to understand, and insurance remains as affordable and accessible as possible. We know that these things really matter for our customers and advisers. We also worked hard to ensure that these improvements have not increased customer premiums, given we know how tough it is for many New Zealanders right now.”
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