Cigna is extending its two-month free cover offer for new and existing policy holders, while paying advisers double service commissions during the campaign.Originally slated to end on December 17 2021, the offer has been extended to January 31 2022, where the new or updated contract is issued before 18 March.In keeping with its ‘Good things come in two‘ campaign, advisers will receive twice the normal service commission for two months for all new business or existing policy increases sold during the campaign period.Former Act MP Heather Roy s the new Chair of Financial Advice New Zealand. She has been contributing to the board as an independent director for one year, and was made interim chair at the organisation’s 15 November 2021 AGM when Sue Brown stepped down having completing her four-year term. Roy's appointment is for three years.In a column for RiskInfoNZ Financial Advice NZ's Katrina Shanks looks back on 2021, lockdowns, social distancing and how technology has helps advisers navigate a difficult year. at risk infoA report based on an insurance industry survey by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services is bullish when it comes to the sector’s growth prospects for 2022 and recommends companies develop in-house talent rather than acquiring it.Most respondents to its survey cited plans to increase investment in technology and evolving talent models to build on the digital and virtual platforms that sustained their operations and maintained their engagement with customers during 2021.Southern Cross Healthcare will start fitting out its newest hospital in the north Auckland suburb of Silverdale within the next six months. The facility will be used to cater for the growing demand for care in the Hibiscus Coast and Bays areas.The hospital – on the second floor of the Silverdale Medical & Surgical building – will have three operating theatres, a 10-bed ward, and is expected to open in mid-2023. The facility will also have nine recovery chairs for day surgeries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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