Fidelity Life offer financial assistance for flood-hit customers
Fidelity Life are offering financial assistance for flood-hit customers in Queenstown, Gore and Southland. Customers facing financial hardship as a direct result of the flooding can apply to have their premiums temporarily waived for three months, with the potential to extend for a further three months, without it affecting their insurance protection. This is the same relief they have used for customers affected by other natural disasters including flooding in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne earlier this year and in the South Island last year.
Fidelity Life remind everyone of the importance of maintaining insurance cover even during times of financial difficulty, with Chief Customer Officer Peter Doherty saying
“This premium relief offer is one way we can show our support to our South Island customers, and we encourage anyone who’s facing hardship as a result of this extreme weather to contact their adviser to see how we can help. We know many New Zealanders are doing it tough right now and events such as this only make the situation worse.”
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