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E-signatures will 'have a positive impact' on protection sales - poll

Almost two-thirds of protection experts have said that the use of E-signatures will have a positive impact on protection sales, according to a poll.

clock 04 May 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Scottish Widows pays 90.5% of CI claims

Scottish Widows has published its protection claims statistics, which show that more than £219 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2015, equating to an average of more than £4 million per week.

clock 04 May 2016 • 3 min read

Critical Illness

AIG Life: Casey and Thomas exit, Anders joins new distribution structure

Steve Casey and Peter Thomas are no longer with AIG Life as the insurer revealed it has created a new distribution structure which includes the appointment of ex-Friends Life's Mark Anders.

clock 03 May 2016 • 1 min read

PMI

UK PMI costs to face largest increase in five years

UK health insurance costs are anticipated to grow by 6.5% in 2016, the largest increase in five years, according to Willis Towers Watson's 2016 Global Medical Trends report.

clock 03 May 2016 • 3 min read

Individual Protection

Royal London paid 98% of all claims in 2015

Royal London's UK protection businesses paid 98% of all claims received and made payments totalling more than £250m in 2015.

clock 03 May 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

Four in ten customers demand fitness linked insurance

Four out of 10 UK health insurance customers would consider tracking and sharing their health and fitness data to get a more accurate premium, according to a YouGov survey for Deloitte.

clock 03 May 2016 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

Old Mutual Wealth makes senior appointments to bolster adviser support

Old Mutual Wealth has appointed Ed Peck to lead its UK distribution team in the South West, with Russell Bignall taking the helm in the North West region.

clock 29 April 2016 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

Equivalent of £10m paid out every day in protection claims -ABI

A record £3.6bn was paid last year in individual protection insurance claims, the equivalent of £10m a day, according to research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI)

clock 29 April 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

£1.4bn paid out in group risk claims during 2015

A total of £1.4bn was paid out in claims during 2015 - representing more than a 10% increase on 2014 according to industry data compiled by Group Risk Development (GRiD).

clock 29 April 2016 • 2 min read

PMI

Public sector workers 'fitter' than national average

CS Healthcare has revealed that 50% of public sector workers had a BMI regarded as ‘high' comparing favourably with national population averages of 62%.

clock 28 April 2016 • 2 min read