Insurer
Mutuals paid out on more than 94% of income protection claims in 2018
15% increase in number of claims paid
Zurich pays 96% of protection claims in 2018
More than £233m
Scottish Widows commits to PDG Claims Charter
Also signs Funeral Payment Pledge
UK mutuals generate more than £130bn income annually
'Touch lives of one in three'
Aegon pays a total of £128.6m protection claims in 2018
To 1,552 families and businesses
Scottish Widows pays 98.4% of protection claims in 2018
Pay-outs totalling £208m
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AIG Life pays 99% life claims
And 94% for critical illness
Katya Maclean appointed Guardian FS chief operating officer
‘Expanded role’
AIG Life appoints Philip Willcock as CEO
Spent 20 years with Aviva
Zurich pays 97% of life protection claims in H1
£116.8m of benefits received by customers
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Supreme Court rules in favour of unmarried 'widow'
3.3 million cohabiting couples in the UK
Protection Distributors Group launches provider 'claims charter'
Calling for new advisers to join
Scottish Widows pay out 98.99% of life claims for 2017
Above industry average
ABI: We were 'devoting too much time' to legacy issues
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced plans for a fresh approach to the savings and life insurance markets after declaring it was "devoting too much of its time" to historic issues.
Aegon: ABI exit is 'amicable'
Aegon has said it will leave life company trade body the Association of British Insurers (ABI) at the end of the year, and instead lobby the government and regulators directly.
Aegon to delist from LSE
Aegon is to delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) next month as the benefit does not justify the cost, the insurer has announced.
Shaughnessy exits Fidelity for CEO role at Zurich
Gary Shaughnessy, head of Fidelity's retail business, is leaving the firm to become chief executive of Zurich's UK life business.
Resolution readies 'self-managed' exit from Friends in 2014
Resolution is preparing a "self-managed" exit from Friends Life in 2014 that would see the company split between a fit for purpose life company and a closed life fund consolidator.
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Bupa: Only 2% of complaints reach FOS
Bupa has become the second insurer to give further clarity about its complaints levels, suggesting providers may want further details to be published by the Ombudsman to put figures into a wider context.
‘Bullish' PruProtect plans more new products
PruProtect has said it is "bullish" about the future for the protection market and that it is aiming to be a major player in the UK market.
