New Zealand insurer Asteron Life has announced the winners of its inaugural adviser financial grant support program.

The recipients are Advice Plus’ Heath Cleland/Jamie Lester; ICIB Financial Independence’s Steve Freeman; Share’s Aaron Baker; and Plan B Financial Services’ Travis Hamilton.

Astron Life is the New Zealand program sponsor of the Million Dollar Round Table, a global independent association of life insurance and financial services professionals. The roundtable supports members with professional development, ethics and upskilling on client service.

The four recipients will receive $NZ5000 each to bring their innovative ideas to fruition. Asteron had invited advisers who attended the roundtable annual meeting in Vancouver to apply for the grant.

“We received a remarkable response, with half of the 31 attending advisers submitting grant applications outlining their plans,” Asteron Life national manager of advice & professional standards Kevin Turnock said. 

“Each submission was carefully evaluated, [and] the ideas presented demonstrated significant potential benefits for the advisers, their businesses, and their clients.”