Legal & General

Legal & General has completed the rollout of its ‘new early warning system', which alerts advisers when premiums have not been paid on their clients' policies.

Legal & General (L&G) has launched a new portfolio of financial promotions tools - including a movie - to help employers inform their staff about their group pension schemes.

The introduction of pension term assurance has encouraged more customers to buy term assurance, according to research from Legal & General.

The majority of pension savers prefer the flexibility of staying contracted-out, even though contracting-in is more likely to maximise their savings, claims Legal & General.

Legal & General is to raise the prospect of returning £1bn to shareholders, while Prudential is understood to be in talks with the FSA about returning a large slice of capital to policyholders, according to the Scotsman .

The Financial Services Authority fears hedge funds are encouraging brokers to commit market abuse, reports the Daily Telegraph .

An IFA is writing to insurers for clarification on how many critical illness claims they turn down because the policyholder has not suffered chest pain during a heart attack.

Legal & General has launched an interactive underwriting tool which has fewer questions for those aged under 36 and is tailored towards specific disclosures.

Legal & General has produced an update for IFAs on the implications age discrimination regulations will have on group risk benefits.

Legal & General is putting more emphasis on its position in the annuity market by appointing Simon Gadd as the new managing director of annuities.