Protection

The cost of dealing with the country's ageing population will increase government spending by about 4% of GDP - or £61bn in today's terms - by the 2060s, according to government projections.

Aviva managing director of protection Richard Verdin is to leave the insurer by the end of the year.

The government has rejected amendments to the Care Bill that would require councils to refer people with long-term care needs to regulated independent financial advisers.

LV= has launched a life cover product that allows employers to set it up on behalf of employees or company directors in a tax-efficient manner.

Today is Bright Grey and Scottish Provident managing director Roger Edwards' last day in his role as he leaves to focus on marketing, social media, speaking - and yoga teaching.

More than £10bn has now been returned to payment protection insurance (PPI) policyholders by the banks and building societies that mis-sold it to them, according to the latest figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Life insurers in Western Europe are set to continue to suffer from shrinking markets and low profitability, while globally markets recover, according to global reinsurer Swiss Re.

The majority of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have no key worker protection in place, despite death of a business owner emerging as the most disruptive potential scenario a business can face.

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Insurance pioneer Clive Cowdery has tabled a bid for a US insurer in the tycoon's first attempt to enter the American market.