Aegon UK has launched a new digital document service to speed up protection applications for advisers and their clients.
The number of people who have died without making a will has more than doubled in the last five years, according to Citizens Advice.
The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced that it will be paying commissions on a weekly basis.
Fadata, a provider of advanced insurance technology, has won its first major UK customer for INSIS, a software package that provides a complete insurance management solution to life, general and health insurers.
Health Shield paid 486,595 claims in 2015, representing 97.0% of all claims submitted during the year.
Ten of the leading intermediary firms in the UK are joining forces to improve the protection market for consumers.
Legislation will be introduced to ensure that overseas visitors pay for the health treatment they receive in the UK, the 2016 Queen's Speech announced today.
Almost 5 million renters in the UK have no plans in place to cover their rent if they became too ill to earn for three months or more, even though recent cuts to housing benefits could leave them at risk.
TISA, the investments and savings membership association, has announced that Clive Shelton is to be its new chairman.
MetLife has launched a MultiProtect accident and hospital cover solution.