News

Biba chief executive Eric Galbraith has voiced his concerns at the transactional nature of insurance and the over-emphasis on price.

LV= and Aviva stood out with four gongs each at the LifeSearch awards in London yesterday.

CIExpert has upgraded its online knowledgebase for advisers, adding tools to simplify comparing a critical illness policy with one that a client has previously acquired

Personal Touch will be launching a legal proposition for adviser members, with plans set to get underway in the third quarter of this year.

A shocked chartered financial planner has been forced to consider a re-brand after discovering his firm's website has been fraudulently cloned.

Strong performance in Aviva protection and "at retirement" sales has driven a slight increase in long-term sales, the provider's 2012 preliminary results show.

Reserving inpatient care in major hospitals for life-threatening conditions or complex surgery would make better use of NHS resources, according to the NHS Confederation.

Aviva suffered a loss of £3bn in 2012 due to a £3.3bn writedown from the sale of its US business last year.

Parents are "massively underestimating" the value of unpaid work around the home when considering levels of protection cover, Legal and General has reported.

In January the FSA and OFT issued joint guidance on payment protection products. This is essential reading for IFAs selling protection products - especially those in the mortgage market.