Individual Protection

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has confirmed that Old Mutual Wealth is returning to membership.

Zurich has appointed Anne Torry as head of its Life business in the UK, and CEO of its legal entities Zurich Assurance plc and Sterling Investment Managers Limited.

Realm Protection has launched a simplified income protection solution to the market.

Enhancements for new plans

CIExpert has revealed that Zurich has refreshed its critical illness plans- adding three 100% conditions twenty additional payment conditions.

Zurich Insurance Group has begun a process to bring its life and non-life insurance business closer together with a restructure of its senior management and businesses globally.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (GRiD) have published claims figures for the whole protection insurance industry showing that insurers paid £5bn overall to customers last year.

The Seven Families project has launched an online financial vulnerability test for the public to highlight the potential need for income protection.

British Friendly has extended the deferred period options on its short term income protection products, Short Term Protect and Breathing Space.

Andy Briggs, chief executive officer of Aviva UK Life and Chairman of Aviva Global Life, has been nominated by the Association of British Insurers' Board to become its next Chairman.