Business

Friends Life has outlined its approach to RDR including individual and group protection changes.

LV= has announced its half year 2012 life sales results reporting a protection business increase of 20%.

The new managing director of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident has admitted the provider has "taken its eyes off the ball" with underwriting speed to offer.

The income to be generated as a pure protection specialist post-RDR should not be under-estimated, an IFA network has said.

My client, a company director of a medium-sized firm, has recently been diagnosed with heart problems due to a virus. He has no cover and providers have now refused to insure him. What other options can he explore?

Gender-neutral pricing will stir up the market but insurers will settle down within a year with no long-term affects, Fitch Ratings stated in a seminar today.

Assurant Intermediary has launched a new legal expenses policy.

LifeSearch has published its revenue numbers for the week of May 21 to 27.

Each of the nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold interest rates at the historic low of 0.5% this month, minutes from their latest meeting show.

Aviva paid more than £439m to its life and critical illness (CI) customers in 2011, a total of 99%, making payments for 10,495 life claims and 1,568 CI claims.