Zurich

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.

Insurer Zurich UK has pledged to continue to support advisers and says it has no existing plans to build a direct-to-consumer (D2C) offering, as the company announced mixed results for the first half of the year.

Zurich UK Life has announced its business operating profit slumped by 39% while sales dropped by a third over the first six months of this year.

Zurich's retail protection proposition manager makes his case for you to attend this year's COVER Forum