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LV= has agreed a five-year protection advice partnership with RAC.

Zurich's half year results showed 91% of critical illness claims were paid out.

Aviva has said up to 800 jobs at its UK business are under threat as it continues to drive through cost-cutting measures.

Bright Grey has redesigned its customer-facing website to help prospective adviser clients expand protection knowledge.

PruHealth is driving a broader reach across the IFA market by integrating more heavily with sister brand PruProtect.

Attempted fraud in the insurance industry fell by 16% between April and June 2012, according to new figures released by Experian.

Aviva has swooped to appoint a new head of fraud for underwriting, pricing and product to boost front-end fraud detection.

The number of insurance companies going bust plummeted by 86.1% last month, compared to July 2011, according to statistics published today by Experian.

Aviva has been hit with a rating downgrade by Standard & Poor's (S&P) amid concerns its strategic plan will create "significant risks and costs".

Profits at Royal London fell by 25% in the first half of the year as a slow market hit new sales and low interest rates affected revenues from customers' policies.