Insurer

LV= has strengthened its corporate legal panel with the appointment of four companies as part of a periodic review.

Aviva has called time on its sponsorship of UK Athletics (UKA) after 13 years.

Some of the categories were very tight for this year's COVER awards. Others were new entrants to some categories; particularly notable in the healthcare sector.

Zurich has announced its dates for the implementation of gender neutral pricing for UK Life customers taking out new protection policies.

Canada Life is converting its whole-of-life Flexible Life Plan into a pure protection product, meaning it can continue to pay commission post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Ageas has signed up to buy Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) for £116m.

The Consumer Panel Working Group has warned against EU rules potentially diluting the FOS' work in publishing complaints data.

Friends Life will be running a group protection workshop for intermediaries next week.

The Association of British insurers (ABI) has launched the industry-owned Insurance Fraud Register to "aggressively" chase cheats.

PruProtect has announced new business premiums up 39% compared to the same period in 2011, in the provider's annual results for 2011-2012.