Life/Health/Critical illness

Sun Life Continues to Grow Market Share

SunLife, the UK’s most successful direct marketing over 50s brand, has reported continued substantial growth in 2017, achieving robust performance in all business areas, as life after 50 proves to be a golden age. SunLife […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Legal & General Pay Out Extra £30m on Life/Health Claims During 2017

Figures show a £30m increase on 2016, with an average of £1.74m paid to customers every day in 2017 Legal & General paid £209m in Critical Illness claims in 2017, up £28m on 2016 £112m […]

Business

Accenture Report on Insurtech Investment Shows UK in Strong Position

Insurtech is THE buzzword across the insurance sector right now. Big companies are teaming up with disruptive start-ups, or acquiring smaller companies with niche expertise. Regulation such as GDPR is changing the way insurers, and […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

BHF Research on Hidden Heart Problems Highlights Outdated Life Cover Questions

Life insurance is arguably the Cinderella of the UK insurance market. It isn’t a legal necessity for many people, most of us don’t want to think aboyt it and when you do get around to […]

Business

Aviva’s Hong Kong Joint Venture Gets Official Approval

Aviva, Hillhouse Capital Group and Tencent Holdings Limited have completed the transaction to develop a digital insurance joint venture in Hong Kong. The process started about a year ago and is part of Aviva’s push […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Life Cover Start-Up Anorak Secures £4m Funding From Kamet Ventures/AXA

It seems almost every week there’s another twenty million or so being put into InsurTech projects, which shows the overall strength of the insurance industry sector, and its rapid transformation. InsurTech start-up Anorak has secured […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

January is Peak Month For Cutting Family Out of Your Will

Had enough of the family over Christmas and New Year? You’re not the only one. Data from Co-op Legal Services shows that for some people, keeping it lean this January may also include cutting beneficiaries out of their […]

Administration

German Research Suggests Online Pensions Could Provide Better Returns

In a test by independent rating agency Morgen & Morgen, the online pension provider My Pension came out top in terms of financial performance, according to a German finance website. The research compared a total […]