Protection

Norwich Union critical illness (CI) claims declined because the condition claimed for was not covered by the policy remained at 8% in 2008, the insurer reveals, the same figure posted in the previous year.

Aegon Scottish Equitable has increased its maximum free cover benefit to £1.25m for all new and existing group life schemes at renewal or next rate review.

Standard Life's chief executive, Sir Sandy Crombie, is to step down during 2009 and the firm has begun seeking a successor.

Shares in Legal & General (L&G) dropped 11% on Wednesday after the insurer revealed it suffered an operating loss of £189m in 2008.

A new team to meet advisers' professional indemnity(PI) needs has been launched by Liberty International Underwriters Europe (LIU Europe), a division of Liberty Mutual Group.

Axa won best service provider and best overall provider as it scooped seven gongs at the LifeSearch Protection awards 2009.

Mark Tucker, chief executive of Prudential, is to step down from his role with the insurer at the end of September, to be replaced by chief financial officer Tidjane Thiam.

I think I'm going to go and spend the rest of my life huddled up in a ball in a dark corner, not eating and drinking and not exposing my body to any external elements.

Nearly every complaint about payment protection insurance (PPI) is being found in favour of the consumer, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

It was not so long ago - less than 18 months - that lead generation had a bad reputation. The finance press was full of horror stories about unscrupulous lead providers based in far flung corners of the world taking brokers' hard earned money and providing...