Friends Life

Aviva and Friends Life are to merge in a deal worth £5.6bn.

Family income benefit has been added to the Finance & Technology Research Centre's (F&TRC) Quality Analyser research tool.

Friends Life has reported an 11% increase in its protection business; its Q3 2014 results have shown.

The Finance & Technology Research Centre (F&TRC) has launched a tool for advisers, the Quality Analyser Research and Panel Selection comparison service for protection.

The launch of the Seven Families campaign has been welcomed by Unum.

The Seven Families campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the financial impact of long term illness and disability, has launched.

UK employees are continuing to hide mental health conditions from their employers in fear that it will damage their career prospects, findings from Friends Life reveal.

Friends Life managing director for UK protection Steve Payne is to leave Friends Life following a post-Budget review conducted by the insurer.

Friends life has announced three competitions ahead of the Tour of Britain, of which it is a main sponsor.

Considering income protection in the context of state benefits is not a one-size‑fits-all affair. Steve Payne investigates.