Health Shield has announced a strong performance last year as its annual premium income increased to more than £20m and earned premiums grew by 12%.
Lifequote is aiming to help advisers address the threat of online competition with a series of protection training workshops.
Aegon paid a marginally lower percentage of critical illness (CI) claims in 2009, but declines due to non-disclosure fell from a half to a third.
Legal and General has announced it paid 93.6% of critical illness claims in 2009.
Fortis UK has announced its protection operation made "good progress" last year and also revealed its proposed new name, Ageas.
Scottish Provident's "Critical Illness Claims Report" released today reveals it paid out nearly £94 million to critical illness policy holders during 2009.
Critical illness new business has not suffered as much as expected, despite declining mortgage sales, according to Defaqto.
Canada Life Group Insurance has augmented its range of management information, with the addition of four new eReports, within CLASS .
Members of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) will be voting for just one candidate in its chairmanship elections on April 28.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched its first ever ‘Super Podcast', to alert businesses to major changes in the way they file and pay VAT, PAYE and corporation tax.