Friends Life

Friends Life has announced sales of individual protection on an Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) basis for 2011 are up 55% on last year to £80m, while group protection sales on an APE basis rose to 286% to £22m.

While Friends Life is on track for Resolution hive off in 2014, this is by no means a certainty, Friends Life has said.

I have a client with HIV. His medication keeps the condition under control, but it's the first case I've ever dealt with of this type. What is the situation? He is looking for the full suite of protection and I know things have improved here, but what...

Friends Life has made two senior protection appointments including poaching Ageas' head of sales.

Openwork has produced a protection quote application for Apple mobile devices.

The first report from new industry research body, The Syndicate is focusing on consumer behaviour and self-image in a protection setting.

How hard is it to design disability-based protection products in 2012, asks Andy Milburn.

With take up of sales in income protection (IP) by advisers so low, reflecting in low consumer sales, what could be done to the product to make it more attractive to IFAs, apart from increased commission?

Parents and partners, not professionals, are increasingly the first point of call for financial advice, according to new research.

Friends Life has announced completion of the outsourcing on IT and Customer Service functions of its UK Heritage business.