Covid vaccination status a watching brief for NZ insurers
New Zealand life insurers are keeping a close eye on developments regarding the vaccination status of their clients but say it's too early to make any policy or underwriting decisions.
In a recent Good Returns article Partners Life managing director Naomi Ballantyne and insurance adviser and Willowgrove Consulting owner Jon-Paul Hale said life and health insurers had some big decisions to make about how they plan to cover those who choose not to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
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