New Zealand · Oceania · class L
Life insurance companies in New Zealand
14 licensed life insurers, 17% of the 81 insurance entities supervised by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIA New ZealandHKEX: 1299 Ex-Sovereign | LLife | AIA GroupIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | 80 Confidence: Low |
| Asteron Life NZ Acquired from Suncorp 2025; Registered as Asteron Life Limited | LLife | Resolution Life | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Chubb Life NZ (ex-Cigna) Registered as Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand Limited | LLife | ChubbIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | 96 Confidence: Low |
| Co-operative Life | LLife | Co-operative Bank | Mutual / cooperative | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Fidelity Life Registered as Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited | LLife | Fidelity Life / NZ Super Fund | Domestic private | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Momentum Life | LLife | Momentum | Domestic private | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Partners LifeTSE: 8750 Largest NZ life | LLife | Dai-ichi LifeIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Pinnacle Life | LLife | Pinnacle | Domestic private | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Resolution Life NZ Ex-AMP Life; Registered as Resolution Life New Zealand Limited | LLife | Resolution Life | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Southsure Assurance | LLife | SBS Bank | Mutual / cooperative | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| American Income Life Insurance Company Register gives no class; class L inferred from the name (Life). Licence effective 2013-08-23; rating: A.M. Best A; exemptions: S38. Overseas (US) insurer by its name; FM from domicile. ownership not researched; Ownership type inferred from name; parent not researched | LLife | Parent not named in register | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Hallmark Life Insurance Company Ltd Register gives no class; class L inferred from the name (Life). Licence effective 2013-05-28; rating: S&P BBB+; exemptions: S38, S59, S119. Overseas insurer (exemptions S38, S59, S119); DO is a placeholder. ownership not researched | LLife | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Medical Life Assurance Society Limited Register gives no class; class L inferred from the name (Life). Licence effective 2013-05-27; rating: S&P A. One of two MAS licensees (see removal of row 155); group from the Medical ... Society name it shares with row 155, whose group is MAS / MU | LLife | MAS | Mutual / cooperative | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Resolution Life Australasia Limited Register gives no class; class L inferred from the name (Life). Licence effective 2013-09-05; rating: Fitch AA-; exemptions: S38, S59, S119. Group from its name; FM follows row 192 (Resolution Life) | LLife | Resolution Life | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
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Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works
About life insurers in New Zealand
How many life insurers are licensed in New Zealand?
14 of the 81 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in New Zealand are classified as life (17%). Verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates life insurers in New Zealand?
Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA (RBNZ / FMA). Regime: Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (IPSA). Official website: https://rbnz.govt.nz.
Who owns the life insurers in New Zealand?
Of the 14 licensed life insurers in New Zealand, 7 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (Resolution Life, AIA Group, Chubb), 4 are domestic private companies, and 3 are mutual or cooperative insurers, as recorded in the register.
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