insurers

Global life premiums grew by 0.7% in 2013 to $2.608bn, down from 2.3% growth in 2012; research has found.

Almost three quarters of intermediaries have warned that the weight of regulation is damaging insurers' customer service, in a survey conducted by EDM Group.

Whole of life sales have plummeted following a change in non-investment linked marketing emphasis among providers, Swiss Re's Term and Health Watch 2013 has shown.

The number of on-site ‘ARROW' inspections of insurers by the FSA has jumped 38% over the year, with 47 visits in 2012 to (to September 30) compared to 24 for 2011, according to law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC).

Dg mutual, an income protection specialist for self-employed professionals, paid out 99% of claims for the fifth year running.

The life insurance industry is putting off potential customers by "over-inflating" the amount of cover they need, according to Beagle Street.

An incoming regulatory body responsible for insurance companies will allow firms to collapse under a new approach.

Patient groups and consumers have been invited to report experience of the government and ABI Concordat on Genetics and Insurance agreement.

Gender-neutral pricing will stir up the market but insurers will settle down within a year with no long-term affects, Fitch Ratings stated in a seminar today.

Two in five would not miss a tenner a month, yet healthcare insurance remains low on the agenda, Bright Grey has said.