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Good Returns reporter Paul McBeth attended the AXA roadshow in Wellington earlier this week where AXA chief executive Ralph Stewart said its new owners, be it National Australia Bank or AMP, are unlikely to embark on a major shake-up of the business as they have no reason to mess with a winning formula.

AXA marketing general manager Mark Ennis also encouraged advisers to sell insurance before prices rise in July, announcing that from next Monday a new pricing schedule will be introduced targeting 45 to 60 year-olds.

For those in the mortgage and insurance broking industry we talk to NZMBA president Darren Pratley about the development of a six-step process to help its members prepare for regulation and in Practice Management Candy Whirley explains how to know, manage and choose your emotions

Insurance News

New AXA owners have no reason to shake it up: Stewart
AXA New Zealand's new owners, regardless of who they are, have no reason to mess with a winning formula, according to the life insurer's chief executive Ralph Stewart. More

AXA encourages advisers to sell insurance before prices rise
AXA New Zealand increase insurance sales before tax changes boost the cost of life insurance from July. More

NZMBA develops new process for brokers
A six step advice process has been developed to help mortgage brokers prepare their businesses for the new requirements in the Financial Advisers Act. More

Practice Management

Know, manage and choose your emotions
Emotional intelligence is recognising, understanding and choosing how we think, feel, and act. Emotional intelligence has five components. More