Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has called on firms to do more to support vulnerable customers, saying their mistakes made difficult situations worse "too many times".
LV= has been voted the top insurer for customer satisfaction in the 2014 UK Institute of Customer Service Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), and seventh across all sectors.
Unum has moved its group protection policy administration to Mastek's Elixir system to integrate with broker and customer platforms more easily.
A quarter of expats believe they don't need international private medical insurance (IPMI), a survey has found.
Advisers and insurers believe improved trust would be the most likely factor to increase protection sales while technology is at the bottom of the agenda, a poll has found.
The protection industry doesn't value additional services, focusing on conditions, rates and premiums, whereas customers need more than just money, the Protection Review conference has heard.
Which? has renewed calls for the insurance industry to bar the use of premium rate phone lines for customers.
Paul Shires looks at the role customer service plays in helping providers to stand out from the crowd.
MPayMe, a global secure mobile payment firm is to target the UK health and protection market with a client lifestyle app.
The Institute of Customer Service has said the retail banking and insurance sector need to focus on customer service as a strategic business initiative to improve business performance.