Zurich

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Life insurer Zurich UK has paid out a total of £34.5m in critical illness claims in the first half of this year, totalling 94% of claims.

Insurance provider Zurich has appointed a new director in its corporate investments strategy and governance department.

Lighthouse has rolled out the Zurich retail platform across its national advice business.

Insurer Zurich has enhanced its critical illness (CI) product by introducing partial payments and a number of new conditions, following input from advisers.

Zurich has confirmed the full roll out of its retail platform for SimplyBiz, the provider of support services to advisers.

More than 70% believe tax breaks could provide an incentive for take up of financial protection, according to a survey published today.

Zurich has launched an auto-enrolment default investment fund in conjunction with Schroders after the recent launch of its own defined contribution master trust.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should get an independent body such as an accountancy firm to review the success of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), Zurich's head of government and industry affairs team Matt Connell has said.

Barclays' workplace savings division has linked with Aegon and Zurich to provide occupational pensions.