Website and research upgrades: what you need to know – website version v4.6.8 / QPR v16.5 and v16.6

We’ve released two database updates over the past two weeks in response to recent market changes, here are the changes we’ve recently made on Quotemonster:   

Researchmonster updates:

- Pricing and research available for Rural Key Person

Rural Key Person is available in our Advicemonster subscription, and the companies currently included in this comparison are:

-        AIA Rural Continuity

-        Asteron Life Farmers Disability

-        Chubb Life Monthly Disability: Revenue Replacement (For Farmers)

-        Fidelity Life Rural Key Person

-        Partners Life Loss of Revenue (For Farmers)

- Pricing and research available for nib Ultimate Life & Living

nib’s Ultimate Life & Living range launched on 2 April 2025 and offers cover for Life, Trauma, TPD, Income Protection and Mortgage Protection benefits. We also include pricing and research for their Early Cancer and Serious Condition Financial Support options, simply select these in your Product and Provider Settings.

- Pricing and research available for Chubb Life Moderate Trauma

Chubb Life’s Moderate Trauma Cover launched on 10 April 2025, it’s an affordable alternative to Trauma Cover and requires a higher level of severity to be met on eleven of the more common conditions to be eligible to claim. To include this product in your price and research comparisons, simply ensure they are selected in your Product and Provider Settings.

Research changes in response to Chubb Life’s trauma product enhancements are reflected in Quotemonster and we are working to update the relevant policy wording to align also. 

- Product changes for Partners Life 

The Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Benefit on monthly disability covers became optional on 15 March 2025.   

Research changes in response to Partners Life’s trauma product enhancements are reflected in Quotemonster and we are working to update the relevant policy wording to align also. 

- Pricing and research available for Booster SmartCover

Booster now offers cover for Life, TPD, and Trauma package.

- Updated wording for AIA Critical Conditions and Progressive Care

AIA enhanced their AIA Living trauma products where the three-month stand down will start from the date of receipt of application by AIA instead of the risk commencement date.

Other noteworthy updates:

- Recent rate changes

-        Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 & 2 effective 1 March 2025

-        nib Ultimate Health and Ultimate Health Max effective 1 April 2025

-        Fidelity Life effective 1 April 2025

-        Chubb Life specific injury effective 10 April 2025

-        Partners Life private medical effective 22 April 2025

- Updated research infographics

The following infographics have also been updated:

-        Personal Product Rating Map

-        Business Product Rating Map

Training sessions:

Our team hosts online training sessions on a regular basis and invites you and your colleagues to join us if you’re interested in learning more about our services.  

Our next sessions will be: 

Introduction to Quotemonster – Monday, 28 April 2025 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

In this session, we will demonstrate the basic functions of our website, along with some handy tips and tricks along the way.

Demystifying Advicemonster - Tuesday, 29 April 2025 9:30 am-10:30 am

In this session, we will demonstrate how to use our needs analysis and statement of advice (SOA) tools.

Business Risk Research and SOAs with Quotemonster – Tuesday, 29 April 2025 11:30 am-12:15 pm

In this session, we will demonstrate how to use our business risk pricing, research, and SOA functionality.

Introduction to Kiwimonster - Wednesday, 30 April 2025 9:30 am-10:00 am

A session on our brand spanking new service – Kiwimonster.

If you would like to join any of these sessions, please email your request to info@quotemonster.co.nz

Happy Crunching!