Aviva

More than 1,000 advisers are now writing protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's panel following its launch last November, the network has announced.

HM Treasury believes simple products by definition should be allowed to be sold without advice.

Pricing, products and processes are the protection industry's priorities. Louise Colley begs to differ and gives a call to arms to the emotional side of marketing.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

Doctors have called on Britons to take greater responsibility for their health and voiced their fears that GP-led commissioning could harm patient care.

Aviva's leap up the blue-chip index has ignited further market speculation that at least two insurers could be mulling over a possible approach worth 575p a share valuing the insurer at £14.8bn.

Aviva has unveiled a product allowing grandparents the chance to buy specialist health insurance for their grandchildren.

Aviva has reduced the turnaround time for life cover medical evidence assessments with all underwriting decisions now being made within 24 hours.

Nearly a quarter of employees feel a major impact when colleagues are absent, Aviva UK Health research has shown.

IFAs fall behind friends, family and the internet as the main source of financial advice while young people are especially disconnected from the advice process, new research has revealed.