Protection

More than half of insurers are preparing to change the way they calculate regulatory capital as Solvency II approaches, Deloitte has said.

PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.

The executive team at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) shared out more than £300,000 in bonuses in the 15 months to the end of March, although chief executive Hector Sants handed his to charity.

Aegon is set to tell investors and analysts that it aims to double the percentage of sales it makes directly to customers (D2C) to about a third by 2015, according to reports.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns about provider preparedness for changes set to be introduced following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Eight in ten Equitable Life savers who were promised compensation are unhappy due to ongoing delays receiving their payments, a survey suggests.

Barclays Corporate & Employer Solutions (C&ES) has linked with Aegon to supply corporate protection products to its entrepreneurial and small and medium sized business clients.

QUIET WORDS

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we ask: Could disability linked annuities provide a solution to the long term care crisis?

The government has appointed John Griffith-Jones, the chairman of KPMG, as the non-executive chair designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).