Insurer

Following a dive in its share value, Aviva could be exposed to a takeover bid from rival insurer Zurich, reports suggest.

A Swiss Re report examining the accuracy of mortality projection models includes several interesting facts about life expectancy. Here are a few of our favourties from that report (plus a few others from elsewhere).

Mortality projection models are in need of a radical overhaul to ease insurers' funding problems and give them confidence when pricing future retirement income solutions, an influential new report argues.

Ageas Protect has almost doubled its income and nearly halved its loss over the first six months of the year.

Customers find insurance terminology and information the most difficult to understand compared to many other sectors including banking, according to new research.

Royal London, owner of Bright Grey, said disruption caused by its takeover of Scottish Provident three years ago had hit service levels following criticism from advisers.

Friends Life has revealed it is developing a simple protection product to target new distribution methods.

(Updated) Friends Life is to separate its open and closed books of business as part of parent company Resolution's UK Life project.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have reported steep falls in new protection business over the first half of the year.

LV= is to continue sponsorship of the LV= Cup competition for a further four years.