Zurich

Zurich has launched group spouse/partner life insurance cover for its corporate risk customers.

Insurer Zurich is training its sales staff to obtain the same minimum qualification level as that required of the advisers they speak to.

Insurer Zurich has made close to $1bn from the sale of its stake in Chinese insurer New China Life (NCI).

Zurich is calling for a greater debate on how to encourage people to consider income protection (IP) and hopes to kick-start this through research into improving coverage incentives.

The Gender Directive has had ‘limited' impact on advisers' protection business, research has found.

Zurich has revealed it paid out 94% of income protection (IP) claims in the first half 0f 2013.

Over half of advisers (53%) have found the transition to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) either smooth or very smooth, according to new research from Zurich.

Zurich's group chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier was yesterday found dead in his apartment in Zug, Switzerland.

Adviser Home, the adviser business development portal, has partnered with Zurich to help advisers develop their retail protection offering.

Recent research into consumer attitudes still shows an amount of self-deception, finds Kirsteen Grant.