Sesame is expanding its Zenith protection panel for network members with the addition of four new providers: AIG, Aegon, Scottish Widows and Vitality.

National Friendly has announced its return to new business with plans to launch further products and services over the coming year.

According to a worrying new report from Scottish Widows, half of the UK’s mortgage holders have no life cover in place. This equates to 8.2 million people who have left themselves...

Although comparison websites are the most popular protection research tool (23%), when actually purchasing cover buying from insurers directly (28%), banks and building societies (16%)...

Nationwide Building Society has become the ABI’s latest associate member.

Sales of protection products soared in the first quarter of the year, reaching levels not seen since the Q4 2012, according to Equifax Touchstone.

The ABI has refuted comments by Lord Flight that leaving the EU would "open the opportunity to reduce excessive regulation".

The Association of British Insurers has confirmed that Old Mutual Wealth is returning to membership, after leaving the trade body in 2008.

The ABI's protection industry statistics for 2015 show that over £5bn was paid in group and individual protection insurance claims, the equivalent of almost £14m a day.

British Friendly has extended the deferred period options on its short term income protection products, Short Term Protect and Breathing Space.