[GRTV] Get the country’s under insurance back on the agenda
Life insurance statistics for September have seen an uptick in lapse rates says Asteron Life executive general manager Grant Willis.
Anecdotal feedback from advisers is that they are starting to see more pressure on household budgets which is impacting affordability.
Willis says he hasn’t yet seen evidence of it slowing new business and isn’t sure it will because a lot of the need for insurance comes out of the discretionary spend, whether it’s a need to cover debt or various household risk issues.
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