Protection

Standard Life has named group finance director David Nish as successor to group chief executive Sir Sandy Crombie from 1 January 2010.

The Competition Commission's (CC's) proposal to ban point-of-sale payment protection insurance (PPI) has been overturned by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Scottish Provident is launching a campaign for IFAs outlining how to best communicate the need for unemployment benefit.

AXA PPP has introduced a lower cost corporate medical insurance option.

Friends Provident has been named the top financial services company in the FTSE First Impression Index and second in the overall ranking of all FTSE 100 companies.

Munich Re has unveiled Ellipse, a new provider in the group risk market.

The Association of Friendly Societies (AFS) has voted to merge with the Association of Mutual Insurers (AMI).

Education and promotion are the only ways to plug a growing £2.3trn protection gap, Friends Provident's Ed Stuart-Brown says.

Who would have thought a cup of coffee could impart essential business lessons?

Legal & General (L&G) says it is now making immediate decisions on 90% of protection applications referred to its 'little t' tele-underwriting unit.