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Welcome to the Insurance and Superannuation Unit

This site provides access to resources and publications available from the Insurance and Superannuation Unit (ISU) of the Ministry of Economic Development and incorporates the Government Actuary.

The ISU supervises the management of registered superannuation schemes, encouraging compliance with the Superannuation Schemes Act 1989. It also ensures insurance companies comply with the statutory obligations under the Life Insurance Act 1908 and Insurance Companies' Deposits Act 1953, and administers the Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act 1994.

Insurance Returns now available from isu@isu.govt.nz.

Reserve Bank to be Prudential Regulator of Insurance Companies. For more information [external link]

 
 

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Financial Service Providers Register opens

The Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR) is now open! ...

Register Now! - Free Seminars for Companies Office clients and Financial Service Providers

Find out about the upcoming IT changes for the Companies...

Newsletter 64

Topics: "Complying Fund Rules" Checklist; July Start for Kiwisaver; Budget...

Insurance Companies

Companies that have a deposit lodged with the Public Trustee....

Insurance Companies (Ratings and Inspections) Act Schedule of Ratings and Notices of Election Not to be Rated

This schedule is published quarterly and provides the ratings for...

Report of the Government Actuary for the Year Ended 30 June 2009

Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 28...

KiwiSaver Report of the Government Actuary for the Year Ended 30 June 2009

Presented to the House of Representatives pursuant to Section 194...

 
 

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KiwiSaver

KiwiSaver is part of a package of government initiatives designed to increase the level of savings by New Zealand households and support New Zealanders in retirement.

The KiwiSaver Act received Royal Assent on 6 September 2006.

Read about the KiwiSaver Act and schemes

Locate a KiwiSaver provider [external link]

Appointment of KiwiSaver Default Providers

The Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce have executed under section 177 of the KiwiSaver Act 2006, instruments of appointment appointing six KiwiSaver default providers.

Read the Instruments of Appointment.

 


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