A new survey shows that more people need to be aware of the value of the Defaqto star rating, report Paymentshield.

Protection specialist LV= today announces the launch of a free online tool to help advisers write new and existing life policies in trust from any provider.

Personal Touch Financial Services has added landlord cover provided by Assurant Intermediary on to the BTL quote engine on Toolbox.

Insurance provider, Paymentshield has issued advice to would-be landlords hoping to make some money from the forthcoming London 2012 Olympics.

Figures released today show that Holloway Friendly paid 96.2% of all income protection claims in 2011, an increase on the 95.5% paid out the previous twelve months.

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has today added Legal & General to its limited life and protection panel.

Specialist provider of Buy-to-Let cover, Total Landlord Insurance, has launched Total Rent Guarantee Insurance.

The majority of consumers making claims for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance from failed firms have done so through claims management companies, new figures from the Financial

The unemployment figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that the number of people out of work is at its highest in 17 years.

The protection specialist Bright Grey has announced that it paid out 91% of critical illness claims in the last 6 months of 2011.