News

Critical Illness

Aegon appoints new protection director

Aegon UK has appointed Stephen Crosbie to the role of protection director.

clock 29 June 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Old Mutual Wealth outlines demerger plans; London jobs cut by 15%

London head office seen 15% staff reduction

clock 28 June 2016 • 4 min read

Income Protection

L&G launches two year income protection plan

Legal & General has launched a two year limited benefit income protection policy product to meet the growth of the low cost market.

clock 28 June 2016 • 1 min read

Income Protection

Half of consumers want 'more' from CI policies - The Syndicate

Half of consumers polled 'want more' from critical illness policies compared to other protection policies according to research from VitalityLife and The Syndicate.

clock 28 June 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

Osborne calms markets as FTSE 100 only down 0.8%; Gilt yields fall to 1% for first time ever

Futures markets had predicted 3% opening fall

clock 27 June 2016 • 3 min read

Employee Benefits

83% of UK employers were unprepared for leave vote - Jelf Employee Benefits

Employers are unprepared for the UK leaving the European Union, according to research from Jelf Employee Benefits conducted only seven days prior to the referendum.

clock 27 June 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

CIExpert: Friends Life CI 'underlines commitment to quality'

CIExpert has analysed Friends Life's latest critical illness saying it has provided a 'riposte' to AIG's challenge to be the top CI provideer.

clock 27 June 2016 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

Friends Life launches extra care benefit for CI customers

Friends Life, now part of Aviva, has enhanced its Protect+ critical illness cover with the addition of a market-first benefit called extra care cover.

clock 27 June 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

SimplyHealth saleswoman sentenced for £31k PMI commission scam

An insurance saleswoman employed by SimplyHealth has been sentenced after she deliberately mis-sold large numbers of corporate health plan policies in a £31,500 commission scam.

clock 27 June 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

FCA issues statement on UK financial regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a statement saying that the UK regulatory framework, which mostly derives from EU legislation will remain until future negotiations between the EU and UK.

clock 24 June 2016 • 1 min read