Norwich Union

LIFE INSURANCE and pensions software firm Marlborough Stirling yesterday announced the firm was up "for sale" and warned its recovery is taking longer than expected, says the Guardian.

Norwich Union has called for third-party endowment mortgage complaints handling firms to be regulated, to ensure consistent handling of mortgage complaints.

Norwich Union is doubling the IFA commission percentage on its lifetime mortgage business from beginning of next year.

At least nineteen out of 20 people believe more needs to be done to educate consumers about personal finance, suggests research commissioned by Norwich Union.

Norwich Union's unfettered fund of funds (Fof) range exposes investors to double taxation on dividends.

Norwich Union is improving its range of funds of funds by switching to an unfettered style of investing.

Almost one-fifth of financial brokers see FSA regulation as their biggest challenge over the coming months, according to research conducted by Norwich Union.

Norwich Union yesterday stopped imposing exit penalties on with-profits pension holders who delay their retirement dates and Friends Provident is considering whether to follow suit, says the Daily Telegraph .

Members of the Amicus trade union are preparing pickets of Norwich Union sites across the country in response to its representatives being denied access to offices after stepping up a campaign against offshoring of jobs.

NORWICH UNION is under pressure to disclose how much it has set aside to cover mortgage endowment shortfalls, says the Daily Telegraph.