Cigna announces OnePath Life product updates

Insurance firm Cigna has rolled out the second round of changes to its OnePath Life product range, driven by industry feedback.

The changes focus on maximum entry ages across the product range. From June 22, OnePath Life customers will see:

• An increased maximum entry age to 60 for occupation classes 1 and 2 on Assurance Extra Income Cover, Mortgage Repayment Cover and Premium Cover;
• Increased maximum entry age to 70 for Assurance Extra Trauma Cover;
• Increased maximum entry age to 65 for Trauma cover available under Business Assurance and Agribusiness Extra.

Cigna has also made changes to its medical guidelines. It has removed the requirement for build medical and bloods by increasing its BMI tolerance to 37.0 before additional medical information is requested.

“The latest enhancements are driven by our focus to ensure customers have the right cover to meet their changing needs – both now and in the future,” Cigna New Zealand strategy, product and integration head Simon Tohill said. “We know this will help to save customers time and effort, while also making their insurance experience easier and faster.” 

The latest changes follows Cigna’s product enhancements delivered in April, which saw changes to the OnePath Assurance Extra Mortgage Repayment Cover, amendments to its application forms and refreshments to client benefits.

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“We are working on delivering further changes later this year which we are confident will deliver great customer outcomes, and I look forward to sharing more about what’s coming with you soon,” Tohill added.