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LV= has revealed it completed almost two thirds (61%) of all protection applications from IFAs in five days or less last year.

Ellipse has improved the way it calculates free cover limits on its group life schemes.

Aviva has reduced its not taken up (NTU) rates for protection products by a quarter over the last three years.

Unmodelled aspects of longevity could invalidate insurer's predictions for policy pricing, reinsurer RGA has said.

Not only will the needs of each and every client who needs a protection policy differ, but advisers also have to factor in the different underwriting processes of providers...

Capita Group has bought Insurance Medical Group Limited (IMG) for an undisclosed sum.

Medicals Direct Group has re-branded itself as MDG.

I have a client who has many health problems, but recognises the significant need for protection. Due to his Crohn's disease, type 1 diabetes and heart condition, I have found it impossible to get cover from any of the major providers. Cost is not an...

In the first of a series examining worldwide developments in products, distribution and initiatives, Greg Becker begins by looking at India

In the ongoing battle between the legal profession and the insurance industry, the latter currently sits at win-one-lose-one, but the big fight may be yet to come...