Chicken Little and the falling sky
It’s been said to me before, J-P how about looking at the glass being half full? Funny thing is the human brain is naturally a bit pessimistic, 60/40% if the studies I’ve read on the subject are right.
Given both my engineering background and my lifetime-held view of applying Murphy’s Law ... because if it can happen, it usually does for me. There’s probably few surprised that I’m in insurance and focused on risk in people's lives as a result.
What’s the old cliche, "if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em"?
So here we are feeling...MORE»
Southern Cross – service or not?Friday, July 26th, 4:43PM
Jon-Paul Hale gives his take on what Southern Cross's change to trail commissions means for advisers. MORE» |
Ideal client outcomesTuesday, July 23rd, 6:00AM
There seems to be a renewed amount of noise on what an ideal client outcome looks like. And to be frank, I haven’t seen or heard a definition of one that is clear, concise, and simple. MORE» |
Consumer and its misguided approach
Does the recent insurance market survey paint an accurate picture of consumer opinion?
MORE»Our new code
We've had plenty of commentary on the code, suffice to say the general feeling has been it is simpler more straightforward.
MORE»KiwiSaver and risk, how far out of bounds are we?
I ask the question, as I have through the consultation process, as I still don’t have clarity on the connection between the FMA guidance on general advice on KiwiSaver and the new rules that will apply to us.
MORE»Commissions - upfront and pendulum
The discussion on high trails and lower upfronts, while this is quite aspirational, frankly it is somewhat of a misnomer.
MORE»Advisers put in hours of unpaid work
We've had a great couple of pages from Naomi and Partners Life on commissions, and it has been excellent to see an insurer standing up and speaking out on this issue surrounding advisers and their livelihoods. Not many are.
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