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L&G ploughs £40k into stroke awareness campaign
Legal & General has agreed to provide £40,000 in sponsorship for Action on Stroke Month in May 2014.
Zurich chairman resigns after CFO 'suicide'
The chairman of Zurich insurance group has resigned days after the apparent suicide of chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier.
Zurich CFO found dead
The chief financial officer of insurer Zurich Group was found dead at his home yesterday morning.
Travel advice: dealing with floods, riots and delays
What to do if travel advice for your destination changes just as you're about to jet off.
NFU Mutual to launch platform
NFU Mutual is to launch a basic platform to give advisers and direct clients access to external fund groups for the first time.
Aviva nets £353m from Delta Lloyd stake sale
Insurer Aviva has strengthened its balance sheet by selling its 34 million share stake in Dutch insurer Delta Lloyd via a private placing.
Prudential A+ credit rating 'under threat'
Life and pensions giant Prudential could see its A+ credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's (S&P), the FT reports.
Legal & General Network freezes fees
Legal & General Network (LGN) has confirmed plans to freeze its current charges for existing mortgage, protection and general insurance services until January 2014.
Zurich makes 200 job cuts
Zurich is to cut 200 jobs from across its UK Life business.
Cross-party consensus 'essential' in Solvency II fight
Labour front benchers have urged the government to work with the opposition, business and trade unions to protect British interests from planned European regulation of the pensions and insurance industries.
Zurich boosts profits 7% on corporate wrap growth
Insurer Zurich has reported a 7% increase in profits or the first half of the year.
'There are other ways': Euro parliament rethinks commission ban
The European parliament is set to reject a ban on commission to independent financial advisers (IFAs) when it votes on MiFID II next week.
Insurers revamp capital sums to prepare for SII
More than half of insurers are preparing to change the way they calculate regulatory capital as Solvency II approaches, Deloitte has said.
PruProtect offers 30% free life cover and reprices IP
PruProtect will be offering 30% free life cover free for new Serious Illness Cover plan policyholders and has re-priced its income protection product.
Aegon to double direct to consumer sales by 2015
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.
Equitable Life savers 'dissatisfied' after payout delays
Eight in ten Equitable Life savers who were promised compensation are unhappy due to ongoing delays receiving their payments, a survey suggests.
Zurich puts 90 jobs at risk across UK life operation
Zurich plans to make 90 redundancies from its UK life business as part of cost cutting measures in light of the challenging economic environment.
Insurance broker banned for misleading regulator
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a self-appointed insurance broking director from performing regulated functions after he "misled" the regulator and acted dishonestly.
Prudential set to name chairman after five-month head hunt
Insurer Prudential is set to name Paul Manduca as its next chairman after a five-month search to replace Harvey McGrath, the Telegraph reports.
Life companies now just 'admin machines', says E&Y's Kerr
A number of large insurers face being killed off by the onset of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as they are "running out of proposition", a director at Ernst & Young has said.
Aviva's Moss got married the day after torrid AGM
Ex-Aviva chief executive Andrew Moss got married the day after shareholders revolted over executive remuneration.
Aviva CEO Moss steps down
Insurance giant Aviva has announced that its chief executive, Andrew Moss, is to leave the group with immediate effect.
PII experts challenge FSA over Arch Cru fallout
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) experts have questioned the FSA's view that its redress scheme for Arch Cru investors will have no impact upon the future availability of cover for IFAs.
Chubb withdraws from PII market for IFAs
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) underwriter Chubb is withdrawing from the market for financial advisers.
