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Cirencester friendly has appointed a new sales and marketing director.

Almost 30 million protection policies were in force last year with consumers receiving over £32m per day in benefits, according to the ABI.

Tim Breedon, CEO of Legal & General (L&G), is to retire from the company at the end of 2012, when he will have completed a quarter of a century at the insurer.

Not only will the needs of each and every client who needs a protection policy differ, but advisers also have to factor in the different underwriting processes of providers...

Following a dive in its share value, Aviva could be exposed to a takeover bid from rival insurer Zurich, reports suggest.

A Swiss Re report examining the accuracy of mortality projection models includes several interesting facts about life expectancy. Here are a few of our favourties from that report (plus a few others from elsewhere).

Mortality projection models are in need of a radical overhaul to ease insurers' funding problems and give them confidence when pricing future retirement income solutions, an influential new report argues.

Legal & General (L&) is considering building a referral system with selected independent advisers who would take over the provider's direct customers when their needs become more complex.

Ageas Protect has almost doubled its income and nearly halved its loss over the first six months of the year.

Customers find insurance terminology and information the most difficult to understand compared to many other sectors including banking, according to new research.