What’s in your Will It employee benefits package?

Bring your own Will

If you already have a Will, you can store it in the digital vault along with other important documents.

When the time comes to update your Will you can choose to continue with your original provider or use our platform with no added cost.

Will creation & Will updates

Create your Will online with us using a fill-in-the-blank template then submit it to our professional Will drafters. When you get it back, check, sign, and witness it using our checklist. Each year on your account anniversary you’ll receive a notification that your annual update is available. You can then update your Will to reflect any life changes.

Digital Vault

With 1GB of storage, its purpose is to provide a safe place to store your Will and other important documents such as your life insurance and KiwiSaver papers. It’s also a good idea to save copies of any ID in case yours is either lost or stolen.

Physical storage

We can physically store your original Will in a flood and earthquake-proof facility. Once it’s complete just post it to us at:

Footprint NZ Ltd

Freepost Authority 256499

PO Box 301637 Albany

Auckland 0752, New Zealand

Will notifications

Send a notification to whomever you choose to let them know your Will is stored in your Footprint vault and/or physically in our offsite location. They can’t get access to it but when the time comes, your executor will be able to which is all part of their executor duties.

Footprint Rewards Program

When you appoint Perpetual Guardian as the executor in your Will, you become eligible to join Footprint Rewards. This program is designed to reduce the costs associated with probate and estate administration, and make things easier for your family. Learn more about Footprint Rewards.

Learning Labs

Learn all the basics regarding Wills and estate administration, through our Learning Lab videos

Spouse discount & continuation option

Because we are all about looking after families, we provide your spouse with a special discount on any of our retail products. And if you leave your group life insurance scheme you can still continue a personal account with us.

Consultation for complex Wills

If our system identifies that your situation requires a complex Will (this is less than 1% of our customers), we’ll refer you to our sister company Perpetual Guardian for a consultation and a $50 discount. You’ll be able to discuss your needs with a consultant and they will advise the cost.

Professional drafters

Once your Will is submitted to us, it’s reviewed by one of our professional Will drafters who then turn it into an official document for you to sign and have witnessed.

Encrypted security

All information that is passed between you and Footprint (including our online Will service) is authenticated and encrypted using 2048-bit Secure Socket Layer encryption. We use Go Daddy to provide this service.

This means that if your data or information is intercepted on its way to us, then it would be completely unintelligible. The internet browser shows a padlock in the address bar before the website address meaning the information is securely encrypted.