Aviva has reduced the number of doctor reports requested for life insurance applications by 60%.
Aegon has begun a campaign to highlight the importance of the adviser market in the face of stiff competition from internet sales.
Legal and General has announced a guarantee to match any like-for-like competitor quotes for high net worth business.
Aegon paid a marginally lower percentage of critical illness (CI) claims in 2009, but declines due to non-disclosure fell from a half to a third.
Bright Grey has announced it paid 96% of life claims last year, an increase of 5% on the previous figures.
New research from Aviva has shown that the average British household may only have enough cash to cover bills for 14 days if they lost their source of income.
Capita Financial Software has developed a new quotation service for split cover life and critical illness (CI) policies.
Aegon has increased the multi-benefit discounts available when a customer takes out two or more benefits on the same menu plan.
Legal and General (L&G) has announced a protection distribution agreement with Skipton Building Society.
Terminally ill cancer patients and people undergoing chemotherapy are being threatened with benefit cuts if they do not attend back-to-work interviews, warn Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizens Advice.