Life insurance

Those aged 55-64 are most likely to believe life insurance is unimportant, with one in four thinking so, a survey for SoSmart Money has found.

Beagle Street's Happy Homes research has found what people consider when choosing a mortgage and their thoughts on life insurance.

Cigna Insurance services has entered the over 50s market with a partially underwritten whole of life plan offered through its affinity partners.

Insurer Beagle Street and BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Gary Tarn have produced a one-second film for the Leap Second, #LeapSecondMovie.

The average sum of life assurance held by LGBT people is now £185,015, a survey by Compass has found.

Two in five (39%) UK employees do not have any form of life protection, according to research for Canada Life Group Insurance.

Scottish Widows has published its individual direct protection claims stats, which show that over £190 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2014.

Almost a third (28%) of UK adults who purchase over-50s life plans cancel their policy- equivalent to £86m of customers' wasted cash, research from Royal London has revealed.

The perception of how much life insurance costs is on average 394% above the actual cost, a survey for SunLife has revealed.

Almost three quarters (72%) of advisers polled believe that protection sales will increase in 2015, a survey has revealed.