Wellington city beneath the hills at sunset

Wellington, New Zealand

Life and Disability Underwriting & Claims Association

Professional development, shared knowledge and a network for the people who assess life and disability risk and claims.

About LADUCA

A forum for the ongoing education and professional development of life and disability claims and underwriting professionals, and a place to share knowledge on industry issues with like-minded people.

LADUCA, the Association of Life and Disability Underwriting and Claims Assessors of New Zealand, is a non-profit association run by an elected committee from across the industry. A similar group operates independently in the Auckland region under the same name. In Australia, ALUCA is open to New Zealand based professionals too.

Professional development

Ongoing education for underwriting and claims professionals.

Industry knowledge

Keep up with the medical, claims and underwriting side of life assurance.

Networking

Meet like-minded professionals, members and industry vendors.

Recognition

Credibility that comes with membership of a leading financial services association.

Members’ area

Everything members need, behind one login.

Once the committee approves your application, your members’ area opens up.

  • Your details. View and update your contact details, employer and role.
  • Private events. See members-only events and register in a couple of clicks.
  • Resources. Leadership resources and members-only information, all in one place.

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Member, approved

Overview

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Resources

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Latest resources

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Slides

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Membership

Join LADUCA

Membership is for people who hold, or have held, positions as life and health risk underwriters, claims assessors or claims managers. Businesses that support the industry can also apply as corporate members.

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Register online

Tell us about your role and organisation.

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Committee review

The committee reviews and approves each application.

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Access granted

Log in to the members' area for events, resources and your details.

Events

Upcoming events

Speaker sessions and networking for the Wellington underwriting and claims community.

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Members only

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Speaker [Speaker name]

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Open to all

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Annual General Meeting

Speaker LADUCA committee

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Venue [Venue], Wellington

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Employment

Hiring? Reach the right people.

We feature your role on our website and email it to every LADUCA member.

$200

LADUCA members

$400

Non-members

Each includes 2 months on the website and an email to members. Invoiced when we receive your advertisement.

The committee

Run by people from across the industry

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Scott Phillips

Business Manager, NZ

RGA

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Libby Watson

Underwriter

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Sarah Kitchen

Claims Manager, Treasurer

Partners Life

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Sarah El-Khansa

Senior Claim Consultant

SCOR

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Patrick Stanton

Senior Claims Specialist

Gen Re

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Suzanne Whyte

Technical Claims Consultant

RGA

With thanks to our sponsors

RGA
Gen Re
Munich Re
SCOR
Swiss Re

Join the people shaping underwriting and claims in New Zealand.

Questions about membership, sponsorship or events? We would love to hear from you.