Life Insurance Industry Spotlight March 2025

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May 5, 2025

The FSC gathers industry data on Life Insurance and publishes quarterly spotlights for the sector.

This spotlight is a quarterly snapshot for Life Insurance as at 31 March 2025.

Key insights and trends include:

  • March 2025 shows the highest number of covers in more than five years with 1.8% growth year-on-year.
  • Claims are the lowest since March 2023 with this quarter's reduction driven by an overall decrease in claims accepted for most products, except for Guaranteed Acceptance.
  • The split by gender remains consistent at 60% male and 30% female (10% unknown).
  • More than 50% of premiums can be attributed to ages 46 to 65.

FSC SPOTLIGHT Life MAR 2025

Click here for the downloadable version of the March 2025 industry spotlight.

For queries:

Financial Services Council of New Zealand
09 802 1532 or fsc@fsc.org.nz