5 August 2009 - I am pleased to speak to this Bill, as a member of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that has come to know this Bill in quite some detail, as we came to grips with at last count, 824 pages of amendments and adjustments.

4 August 2009 - The Secretariat is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person to work as Trade Policy Officer (PICTA) who will be accountable for:

27 APRIL 2009 - A new online distributor of life insurance was launched in New Zealand today.

Lifebroker.co.nz compares premiums between seven major New Zealand life insurers including AIG, Asteron, Fidelity Life, Tower, AMP, AXA, and Sovereign.

2 APRIL 2009 - Advice Financial, a well established New Zealand advisory business, is now an affiliate of the British based Alexander Beard Group.

23 February 2009 - Life insurance statistics for the quarter ended 31 December 2008, released by the Investment Savings and Insurance Association (ISI), continue to show strong growth in the current challenging market conditions.

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Global Expansion is Marked by Appointment of Two Senior Executives to New

Office in United Kingdom

17 November 2008 - "Market statistics for life insurance at the end of September 2008, released by the Investment Savings & Insurance Association, showed a strong 9.5% increase over the past year.

New Zealand life insurer wins highest accolade for technology innovation

20 August 2008 - Market statistics for life insurance at the end of June 2008, released by the Investment Savings and Insurance Association, recorded an increase of 9.6% in the total premiums paid for inforce life policies from $1.35 billion to $1.48 billion over the past year.

2 July 2008 - A bill tabled in Parliament today introduces a number of major business tax reforms.

"The focus of several of the reforms is on reducing tax costs for businesses," Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today.