Life insurance

One third of insurers authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are 'in some form' of wind down; Paul Fisher of the PRA has said.

Royal London has called for a ‘shake up' in the over 50s life insurance following a Which? Report which found whole-of-life policies offered better cover.

Term assurance looks set to retain steady leadership in the protection industry, writes Thomas Smith

Cancer related deaths could be ‘effectively eliminated' except in late old age by 2050 if the current trends in treatment and prevention continue, a report from UCL has found.

Aegon's results for the first 10 weeks of its latest whole of life offering have exceeded expectations for the provider with the results described as 'fantastic' by its protection director.

Legal & General (L&G) has announced it is to spend £1m on its Relevant Life Plan (RLP) to provide online submissions and allow for online submissions.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has dismissed complaints made about online life insurer Beagle Street's monster advert that was broadcast last year.

Beagle Street has turned its life insurance customers' policy documents into works of art to help them avoid losing their policy details.

LV= has agreed terms with the Teachers Provident Society, which trades as Teachers Assurance to take over the majority of its business, due to be completed in early 2016.

A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decision to brief a national newspaper on its plans to review long-term insurance contracts - which prompted significant falls in the share prices of several major providers - was "high risk" and inadequate, according...