Asteron Life Insurance

Asteron Life has been insuring Kiwis since 1787. They have insurance policies offering life, trauma, income protection and total and permanent disablement cover.

Asteron say they go out of their way to make their products more flexible and their service more genuine. And while we hope you never have to make a claim, you’ll be comforted to know that in 2025 Asteron paid out over $117.9 million in claims.

We have had a distribution arrangement with Asteron for many years.

For the financial year ending 30 June 2025, Asteron Life New Zealand paid $117.9 million in claims to life, trauma, and income protection customers.

RiskinfoNZ - Key Claims Data (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025):

Total Claims Paid: $117.9 mlion.

• Overall Claims Acceptance Rate: 97.7%.
• Life Claim Acceptance Rate: 99.90%.
• Lump Sum Claim Acceptance Rate: 97.84%.
• Income Protection Acceptance Rate: 95.61%.

Breakdown of Payments (FY25):

• Life Claims: $46.6 million.
• Trauma Claims: $43.7 million.
• Monthly Income Covers: $27.6 million.

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