Whole of Life

Aegon has increased its medical underwriting limits for its life and critical illness (CI) protection proposition.

Assureweb has added a whole of life quotation portal to its service.

Income protection (IP) sales have continued to slide despite an overall rise in the volume of term assurance products sold, according to Swiss Re.

Gay people are taking out higher sums assured for life insurance, according to new research.

Legal & General has raised its medical evidence limits for life and critical illness (CI) cover.

Giant re-insurer Swiss Re will buy 300,000 in-force life policies from American Life Insurance Company (Alico).

Britons are failing to prepare properly for the prospect of death with many failing to secure the fate of their families and money, a report has said.

Insurers must pay life insurance claims in four weeks following the ABI's decision to slash its guidance time for the process.

Aviva paid almost 95% of critical illness (CI) claims and 99.6% of those resulting from death last year.

Kevin Carr, chief executive of the Protection Review, gives his verdict on five developments in protection this month…