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Friends Life is planning to launch a master trust following increased focus on good scheme governance from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and other industry bodies.

Legal & General has today announced it has improved its financial underwriting criteria for customers taking out life insurance and critical illness cover.

Canada Life Group Insurance has launched a YouTube channel hosting in-depth webcasts for both advisers and clients.

RSA's geographical footprint would be complementary to Aviva's, claims Berenberg analyst.

Life insurer Aviva has announced that it has allocated £500 million for investment in UK infrastructure.

The majority (91%) of insurance industry executives have said big data/analytics will be a main source of competitive differentiation for insurers, according to a poll.

Aviva and Legal and General are among the six insurers that have agreed to collectively invest £25bn in UK infrastructure over the next five years.

Global premiums in the life market are expected to grow by around 4% in real terms in 2014 and 2015, according to Swiss Re.

Insurer Zurich is training its sales staff to obtain the same minimum qualification level as that required of the advisers they speak to.

I the first of a series of initiatives, mutual Benenden Health has launched a subsidiary ‘Benenden Wellbeing Limited' with a new initiative ‘Independent Living'.