Insurer

The government has given the green light to reforms which will mean insurers, not consumers, have the responsibility to provide all information regarding underwriting risk.

Friends Life, launched today, may focus on group markets and simple products.

Aviva has unveiled its protection TV advertising campaign. Is this the chink of light that the industry needs to maximise consumer awareness and engagement, and will it prompt further moves by insurers either individually or collectively?

I sold my client a family income benefit (FIB) plan which has subsequently been claimed on. However, I was surprised to discover that the provider convinced my client to take the benefit as a lump sum instead. Should the adviser be informed about this...

The Life & Longevity Markets Association ("LLMA") is proposing a standardised framework for longevity indices.

What is the point of Life companies? Much of the public think of them as parasitical, yet, as John Pollock explains, they do much more for the greater good than just insure people

Groupama Insurances' combined profitability for the UK operations (before tax and amortisation) reduced to £14.1 million (2008: £30.1 million).

Swiss Re says the insurance and reinsurance sectors will continue their "U-shaped" recoveries in 2010, alongside the major global economies.

In a move to scale down its presence in the City, Groupama Insurances is to move its London head office from Minories to America Square on 16 November.

Bright Grey has released a stand alone Relevant Life Policy aimed at small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).