Protection

Scottish Widows doubled its protection new business income last year and has set an ambition to become the third largest protection provider in the UK by 2025 as it targets the intermediary...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is concerned about the possibility of people being excluded from insurance as products become more personalised. Addressing the Treasury Select Committee of MPs, FCA...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has issued its backing for reducing the amount of capital which life insurers have to hold to ensure they can pay out for claims. The regulator was...

Selling the social purpose and the difference the insurance industry makes to everyone's lives to apprentices should be an easy task, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. ABI president and...

Insurers have to work hard to convince consumers they should be handling their personal health data, according to Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton. Hamilton told delegates at the Association of...

HM Treasury has revealed plans to slash Solvency II requirements for insurers that dictate how much capital they must hold and the types of assets they can use. The proposed Solvency II...

Three-quarters of people say clearer use of numbers in insurance would help them to use and understand the sector, according to research for the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The findings were...

AIG is extending its six-month payment flexibility for people who are under financial hardship due to the increasing cost of living. The insurer originally introduced the option to help policyholders cope with...

Insurers paid out more than £168m in death benefits from group life policies as a result of Covid-19 last year – a sharp increase on 2020 as the pandemic continued to hit...

Advisers are divided over whether they will pick up the additional costs of tests for staff when the government stops providing free lateral flow tests from this spring. This afternoon prime minister...