Whole of Life

IRESS's Andrew Simon take a closer look at the perceived wisdom that 75% of protection cases go straight through without any need for further underwriting.

Aegon increased its protection sales in the UK by 18% according to the insurer's QI results.

Munich Re has seen its quarterly profits fall by 45%, causing the group to revise downward its annual profit forecast.

E-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health according to a Royal College of Physicians report.

Pacific Life Re has appointed Darren Spriggs, formerly the managing director of AIG Life, as managing director for its European business.

VitalityLife has appointed Dave Ewens as national accounts director.

VitalityLife is improving the way protection applicants undergo blood testing by introducing ‘finger-prick testing' to the UK life insurance market.

An insurance agent who sold fictitious life insurance policies to pocket thousands in commission payments has been handed a 12 month suspended sentence.

Willis Towers Watson has developed the first widely-available mortality model to use medical science and the views of medical experts to improve predictiveness.

AIG Life's CEO Adam Winslow says the protection industry needs to look more closely at ageing customers.