Zurich has withdrawn its £5.6bn bid for rival firm RSA group after suffering losses in its general insurance business.
Columbus Direct has launched a direct to consumer income protection policy.
Uncertainty and a large number of options have been highlighted in case studies as a survey by Topcashback shows the majority of consumers are still failing to take out life insurance.
Sun Life Direct is to rebrand as Sun Life, with ambitions to become the UK's leading direct-to-consumer financial services brand.
Complaints data published by the FCA has showed 2,479,029 new complaints opened against financial services firms between July and December 2013.
Engage Mutual has added to its guaranteed over 50s life cover plan to enable pay out for serious and terminal illness.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined adviser Donald McKee Morgan £335,204 for insurance fraud.
Groupama has suffered a ratings downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor's despite the France-based insurer announcing a range of key strategic actions designed to halt the recent slide.
David Child has taken the helm at one of the country's most ambitious adviser firms. Paul Robertson talks to Lifesearch's new managing director