Insurer

Research by recruitment firm Randstad has revealed that 90% of insurance professionals are proud to work in the industry.

Lloyds Banking Group has signed an agreement to sell its German life insurance business Heidelberger Leben for a cash consideration of around €300 million, as it looks to meet regulatory capital demands.

The board of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has approved a new equality strategy.

Insurer Zurich UK has pledged to continue to support advisers and says it has no existing plans to build a direct-to-consumer (D2C) offering, as the company announced mixed results for the first half of the year.

Legal & General has highlighted how smoking can affect the cost of a life insurance premium in response to the latest NHS statistics on smoking rates.

Zurich UK Life has announced its business operating profit slumped by 39% while sales dropped by a third over the first six months of this year.

The UK life insurance sector has reported a strong set of 2013 first half results despite the ‘sluggish' economy, Fitch Ratings has reported.

Insurers have been advised to act on boardroom diversity before they face legislation.

Munich Re UK Life has announced it will only request third party financial evidence for sums assureds of £25m or more for business protection life cases.

Friends Life's UK business took a dip in the first half of the year as the company paid off a further £5m of a £6m fine levied against Sesame.