interim results

Munich Re is expecting a higher consolidated result for 2010 than previously expected, boosted by significant improvements in the group's primary insurance and healthcare arms, according to its Q3 results.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident sales have declined by almost a fifth over the first three-quarters of the year.

LV= has revealed strong protection new business figures for the first half of the year.

PruProtect has revealed its new business grew by 98% to £10.9m (APE) in the first half of 2010.

Royal London has described the protection market as "very challenging" after announcing a one-fifth fall in sales over the first half of the year.

Fortis' protection business has continued its "good progress" in the first half of the year having completed its whole of market roll out.

Friends Provident says it sees no near term improvement in the UK protection market after announcing a fall of 10% on individual sales for the last six months.

Aegon's life and protection earnings leapt by 83% in the first half of the year while its sales grew by 8% compared to the same period in 2009.

Bupa promises new products will be launched in the next six months and into 2011 as it announced a steady performance for the first half of 2010.

Fortis has announced it intends to complete a whole of IFA market roll out for its protection business by the end of this half year.