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Life and business moments

Insurance reviews for life and business.

Insurance is rarely one decision made once. A new home, a dependant, a change in health, or a business that now relies on more people can all change what deserves attention.

These are illustrative situations, not customer case studies, personalised advice or promised outcomes.

Personal life

When priorities at home change.

The Financial Markets Authority notes that major life changes can be useful triggers for revisiting insurance. The relevant response, including whether any change is needed, depends on individual circumstances.

A family begins to depend on your income

A new partner, child or dependant can change who carries the household's financial responsibilities.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • Who relies on each income today?
  • Which regular costs would continue?
  • What existing cover or workplace benefits are already in place?

A home loan changes the commitments each month

Buying a home can make it useful to review debt, household costs and what could happen if work stops.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • How long could repayments continue without one income?
  • Who owns the debt and the property?
  • Has existing cover been reviewed since settlement?

Health or work changes interrupt earning

Illness, injury or a change in occupation can alter income, expenses and the terms that need attention.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • Which income would be affected first?
  • What leave, savings or other support is available?
  • Which policy definitions and waiting periods matter?

Business continuity

What the business depends on.

A useful review begins with people, debt, ownership and ongoing costs. It does not begin with a product name.

A business depends heavily on one or two people

When knowledge, customer relationships or daily decisions sit with a few people, absence can become a continuity question.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • Which work stops if a key person is absent?
  • What costs continue while capacity is reduced?
  • Who has authority and information to keep work moving?

Ownership, debt or business value changes

New borrowing, a new shareholder or business growth can change the financial consequences of losing an owner or key contributor.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • What personal guarantees or business debts exist?
  • Is there an agreed ownership succession plan?
  • When was the business value last reviewed?

Existing cover no longer matches today's reality

A policy arranged years ago may need a careful review after major changes in people, work, debt or ownership.

Questions worth bringing to a conversation

  • What has changed since the policy began?
  • What might be lost by replacing or cancelling it?
  • Which costs, definitions and exclusions need comparison?

A practical next step

Start with the facts at hand.

Existing policies, household or business costs, debts, ownership documents and current workplace benefits can make the first conversation more useful. Advice should explain scope, costs, definitions, exclusions and trade-offs before you decide.

See how the advice process works

Start with the situation, not the policy name.

Email or phone is the most direct way to explain what has changed and what you want to understand.