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LV= has extended its sponsorship as official sponsor of Harlequins Rugby Club.

Ageas Protect has seen strong growth protection business in the first quarter of the year but reported a pre-tax loss.

Aegon is to launch a series of underwriting seminars, running from 14 June until 5 July, at numerous locations across the UK.

The government has given the green light to reforms which will mean insurers, not consumers, have the responsibility to provide all information regarding underwriting risk.

Capping prices or requiring advisers to benchmark recommendations against lower-charged substitutable products could have unintended consequences for consumers, insurer Aegon UK says.

Andy Curran, former intermediated distribution director at Prudential, is to join Aviva as UK Life retail and partnerships director.

Friends Life, launched today, may focus on group markets and simple products.

Aviva has unveiled its protection TV advertising campaign. Is this the chink of light that the industry needs to maximise consumer awareness and engagement, and will it prompt further moves by insurers either individually or collectively?

I sold my client a family income benefit (FIB) plan which has subsequently been claimed on. However, I was surprised to discover that the provider convinced my client to take the benefit as a lump sum instead. Should the adviser be informed about this...

What is the point of Life companies? Much of the public think of them as parasitical, yet, as John Pollock explains, they do much more for the greater good than just insure people