Adviser network Sesame has announced Royal London and Moneygate IFA Ltd as its top protection provider and protection adviser of the year.
The 2010 Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) exhibition and conference will be held on Thursday, 1 July at Barcelo Hinckley Island Hotel just outside Coventry.
Aviva has entered the group critical illness market with the unveiling of a new product.
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.