Individual Protection

The Association of British Insurers has confirmed plans to move from its "expensive" Gresham Street headquarters to 1 America Square in a bid to lower costs for members.

British Friendly Society's finance director Lee Schopp has become the Institute of Directors' (IoD) New Chartered Director of the Year 2015.

IPipeline has launched the next version of its quote tool, SolutionBuilder with coverage of business protection and whole of life (WoL) cover added.

Insurer Aviva has made savings of £91m from its acquisition of rival provider Friends Life and said the merger was "everything we expected it to be", in its third quarter results.

The Seven Families campaign is preparing for its #ForAllTheCarers action day with support from firms in the protection industry.

A Money Advice Service (MAS)-backed strategy to boost the financial capability of the nation has launched today, following research which suggested a bleak picture of the nation's financial understanding.

Regional differences between diagnosing cancers at late and early stages mean that 20,000 people could have a better chance of survival if all regions reached the level of the best.

SunLife has announced changes to its critical illness cover in line with the ABI's updated best practice.

Optimal has launched a a group life policy for small businesses, underwritten in conjunction with Holloway Friendly, supported by a master trust, called Simple Group Life.

Intermediary London and Country Mortgages (L&C) will be integrating the UnderwriteMe comparison service into its sales teams.