Life insurance

Paul Roberts discusses what changing retirement trends will mean for the protection market.

For nearly three in ten (28%) women in the UK, the inability to support themselves or their families financially is their greatest financial fear, according to research.

LifeQuote will support advisers whose clients do not have an email address as an increasing number of life insurers insist on email addresses on the application.

Zurich is rolling out e-signature approval for the AMRA (Access to medical records act) declaration and will soon be starting a pilot of electronic GP reports on individual protection policies.

Cura Financial Services has launched a video Advent Calendar which provides a daily tip for people looking for protection insurance.

Do UK life insurance companies know, or ever try and understand, how their customers feel during the hardest times in their lives, asks Roger Edwards.

Vitality has launched a dedicated website for advisers to act as a one-stop-shop for their information needs when doing business with the insurer.

The UK Group Risk market - more employees and premiums, but still too few employers writes Paul Avis.

With £28bn coming off fixed rates before the end of the year, First Complete and Pink are urging brokers to check their back books and make sure consumers understand their remortgaging options before the end of the year.