Whole of Life

Aviva's has released some of the contents of its archives from its 309 year history, including adverts and in-house materials, with an 1891 Norwich Union staff magazine calling the insurer ‘a fairy in disguise'.

Canada Life has returned to the UK individual protection market with four life plans, two offering a critical illness add-on.

Susan Stevenson says the needs of over-50s life insurance customers are changing - but how will the market respond?

Old Mutual International has introduced a Trust Decision Tool and Trust Form Finder, to help advisers select trusts for clients.

F&TRC has launched a product ratings service to help advisers and employers understand which providers are offering the most suitable and comprehensive protection recommendations for their clients.

Those aged 55-64 are most likely to believe life insurance is unimportant, with one in four thinking so, a survey for SoSmart Money has found.

The chancellor George Osborne has announced that the threshold for inheritance tax for a couple will rise to £1m.

Cigna Insurance services has entered the over 50s market with a partially underwritten whole of life plan offered through its affinity partners.

Insurer Beagle Street and BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Gary Tarn have produced a one-second film for the Leap Second, #LeapSecondMovie.

Two in five (39%) UK employees do not have any form of life protection, according to research for Canada Life Group Insurance.