Zurich UK Life's chief executive has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Budget calling for tax rebates to boost income protection (IP) take-up.

Provider aiming to streamline structure and save up to $250m.

Ensuring direct-to-consumer (D2C) platforms do not stray into advice has become an "obsession" that is ultimately stunting innovation, a report has concluded.

Aegon UK has revealed it paid just over 93% of income protection claims received, an increase of 10% on the previous year (83%).

Cirencester Friendly has revealed it paid out 94% of claims in 2013 maintaining the same pay out rate as 2012.

Private medical insurance (PMI) adviser-consolidator Chase Templeton has completed the first in a new series of acquisitions with the purchase of Health Assist Ltd.

LV='s Mark Jones goes through the typical reasons clients may be resistant to taking out insurance and how advisers can address these.

Legal and General's gross protection premiums have risen by 5%, according to the insurer's preliminary results for 2013.

Whole of life (WOL) sales are generally declining, but it could be used to meet changing needs. Fiona Murphy takes a closer look .

JLT Employee Benefits' (JLT EB) UK and Ireland business saw its revenues increase 18% to £172.1m for the year ending December 31 2013.