annual results

Health cash plan provider Medicash increased its employer-paid policyholder numbers by almost 100% in 2011 but had a less successful year financially.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has announced a strong 2011 in its annual report, increasing gross annual premium income to over £25m.

LV= made a trading profit of £33.7m, a 20% increase on2010 (£28m)as its protection business saw a 2011 increase of 18%.

Friends Life has announced sales of individual protection on an Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) basis for 2011 are up 55% on last year to £80m, while group protection sales on an APE basis rose to 286% to £22m.

A strong 2011 has seen Legal & General's (L&G) risk division deliver solid performance with operating profit of £561m (2010: £560m).

PruProtect has announced a significant rise in new business premiums and the number of lives it now covers.

Ageas continued its protection market growth and halved its pre-tax loss in 2011.

Westfield Health has reported sales growth of 29% increasing market share to 13.5%, in its annual results for 2010/11.