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Aviva has reduced its not taken up (NTU) rates for protection products by a quarter over the last three years.

Insurers must continue using their online systems in to post sales care to support advisers and their client relationships, an industry working group has demanded.

The UK insurance industry is urging the FSA to push ahead with some parts of the Solvency II regime at the start of 2013, despite the fact the rest of the continent is likely to delay until 2014.

Defaqto and other ratings agencies have been attacked for "driving the wrong behaviour" by encouraging product complexity and being "in danger of misleading consumers".

Unum has become the second insurer to use ITV's Downton Abbey to promote the importance of income protection (IP).

Cigna has reached a deal to buy protection and travel insurance provider FirstAssist with the aim of growing its UK presence.

Cirencester friendly has appointed a new sales and marketing director.

Almost 30 million protection policies were in force last year with consumers receiving over £32m per day in benefits, according to the ABI.

The debate around making protection compulsory has sparked a number of provocative comments along with reasons why it can't work.

Not only will the needs of each and every client who needs a protection policy differ, but advisers also have to factor in the different underwriting processes of providers...