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Life begins anew

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Life begins anew

Endowment insurance policies pay out not when the policy-holder dies but at an earlier point in their life. This 1960 leaflet from Government Life Insurance promotes its endowment assurance as offering a happy and secure retirement.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-A-INSURANCE-1960-01-front

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Alan Henderson, Insurance – Government regulation and control, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/24102/life-begins-anew (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Alan Henderson, published 4 March 2010.