Organisations that DIA shares death information with directly
Death information is currently being shared with the following organisations:
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Organisation
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Purposes
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Asteron Life Limited
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To enable the proactive identification of customers who:
- Have lives insured
- Hold a policy
- Are nominated beneficiaries.
The identification of the death of lives insured will improve the process of claims management for people claiming life insurance benefits by identifying individuals whom potential claims relate. The identification of the death of the policy holder or nominated beneficiaries will allow updates to policies to occur.
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| Board of Trustees of the National Provident Fund |
To assist NPF to:
- limit the financial exposure and fiscal cost to NPF and the Crown caused by overpayment of entitlements to deceased members.
- confirm whether any persons receiving entitlements from NPF have died.
- increase and streamline the payment of entitlements to the relatives and/or dependants of deceased members.
- increase the payment of entitlements to missing members and to the relatives and dependents of deceased members (other beneficiaries).
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| Forsyth Barr |
To assist Forsyth Barr to:
- Identify accounts of a deceased individual
- Prevent marketing communications being sent to deceased individuals
- Facilitate any changes that may be required to the policy because of the death of any individual
- Perform clean-up activities to ensure personal information is relevant.
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| Government Superannuation Fund Authority |
To assist GSFA to:
- limit the financial exposure and fiscal cost to GSFA and the Crown caused by overpayment of entitlements to deceased members.
- confirm whether any persons receiving entitlements from GSFA have died.
- increase and streamline the payment of entitlements to the relatives and/or dependants of deceased members.
- increase the payment of entitlements to missing members and to the relatives and dependents of deceased members (other beneficiaries).
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| Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated |
For the maintenance of a database containing member details and cessation of services and entitlements where applicable. |
| Unity Credit Union |
To enable Unity Credit Union to:
- Identify and take appropriate actions on a deceased members account, e.g. freezing accounts, stopping direct debits, removing access to the funds from people who should no longer have access and cancelling products such as EFTPOS to ensure their estate is not accessed without the proper approvals.
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| Veterans’ Affairs |
To identify accurately the details of a deceased person (veteran, spouse or dependent) so that:
- Benefits and entitlements can be adjusted promptly.
- Benefits and entitlements can be offered to surviving spouses and dependents of veterans.
- Funeral and memorial expenses can be paid.
- Communications with the deceased are ceased.
- Individuals are not required to obtain and lodge Death Certificates with Veterans’ Affairs.
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| The University of Waikato |
For The University of Waikato to update its database and suppress communications, such as marketing material from being sent to deceased individuals. |
| Westpac New Zealand Limited |
For WNZL to proactively identify our deceased customers. This will enable WNZL to:
- Reach out the estate representatives to provide them information on the estate process generally, and WNZL’s own processes to finalise bank accounts and other banking products
- Freeze private bank accounts and channels to prevent untended withdrawals or fraud
- Stop statements, marketing material and other correspondence from being mailed out
- Better meet our obligations under legislation
- Remove the need for executors / family to provide proof of death
- To make any other necessary changes to the bank accounts and other banking products
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