Insurer

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...

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.