Protection

LV= has launched a free online tool to help advisers write new and existing life policies in trust from any provider.

Life settlements fund EEA has generated nearly £40m in revenues in the last two months, despite its suspension following "unprecedented" redemption requests.

Subject access requests and online technology have opened the debate over GP reports. Ian Smart asks if this could remove a perennial insurance bugbear.

Medicash has launched a new corporate health cash plan including unlimited NHS Cover, access to Best Doctors and direct payment of PMI excesses.

British consumers feel the insurance industry lags behind others in how it addresses their needs and have given their strongest hint that greater simplicity would be welcomed.

Old traditions such as Sunday dinner and playing board games are still at the heart of family life, according to research from Aviva.

Ageas continued its protection market growth and halved its pre-tax loss in 2011.

Banking giant Lloyds is to strip five current and former senior bankers of some £1m in bonuses over their role in the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI), according to the Telegraph.

Aviva has launched an adviser-facing awareness campaign to help IFAs emotionally engage with clients and their families while approaching the subject of protection.

A financial adviser has been fined £335,204 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) after he deliberately retained insurance premium payments meant for the providers of the policies.