Pinnacle Life
Pinnacle Life Funeral Cover
NZ's largest direct funeral-specialist. Standalone Funeral Cover product. Public quote calculator on website.
At a glance
- Distribution
- direct
- Product structure
- standalone
- Underwriting
- both
- Waiting period
- Standard 24-month natural-cause waiting period; accidental from day one
- Max entry age
- Up to age 75 on direct funeral cover
- NZ-owned
- Yes
- Online application
- Yes
- Accelerated benefit
- Yes
- Premium structure
- Stepped + level options
- Note
- NZ's largest direct funeral-cover specialist. Online quote tool.
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Scenarios where Pinnacle Life fits
- Planning your own funeral while still wellNZ's largest direct funeral specialist with an online quote tool and level-premium option
- Recently lost a parent — admin and finances aftermathOnline quote + standalone funeral product
- Diagnosed with a serious illness, want cover that paysGuaranteed-acceptance funeral product
- Smoker over 60 looking at funeral coverGuaranteed-acceptance funeral specialist; no smoking question
- Type-2 diabetic looking for guaranteed-acceptanceGuaranteed-acceptance with no diabetes underwriting
- Heart-condition survivor (post-MI / post-stroke)Guaranteed-acceptance, no cardiac underwriting
- Family history of cancer — what cover still paysGuaranteed-acceptance alternative if you prefer no questions
- Pre-paid funeral plan vs funeral insurancePure insurance product — lump-sum pay-out, no funeral-director lock-in
- Solo / no immediate family — who receives the pay-outDirect beneficiary nomination on funeral product
- Iwi / marae-based tangihanga — cover and customsDirect funeral specialist with online application