Life insurance

Life insurers are much less optimistic about the overall business situation than they were three months ago, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

LV= has launched a relevant life cover product allowing employers to set up life cover either for their employees or company directors in a tax-efficient way.

eValue has launched Protection Planner to allow advisers to illustrate how a client's sudden death would financially effect their dependents.

Insurers have applauded news the ABI is to refine definitions insurers use to report claims pay-out rates to ensure greater consistency across the industry.

LV= has launched an apprenticeship programme for its life insurance and retirement customer service teams.

Group Risk Development (Grid) has released the first ever full set of collated claims figures from the group risk industry.

Women do not value their own lives as much as men do, according to new research from Scottish Provident.

Less than one in five parents take out life cover to protect their finances in case of them dies, according to new research.

Half the life insurance claims received by Scottish Provident last year were made for those under 55 years old, the insurer has revealed.

Bereavement benefits need to be altered to better support those who have suffered the death of a loved one, government research has found.