Legal & General launched a new Specialist Report service with Specialist Xpress as part of their Network proposition.

Home insurers are increasingly offering certain aspects of cover as optional extras rather than as standard features, reveals independent financial research company Defaqto.

Research by The Co-operative Insurance and housing and homelessness charity Shelter revealed that over a fifth of households in the UK have no insurance protections in place.

Homebank Financial Services is calling on every intermediary to rally round in order to save the concept of independent financial advice in the UK

Defaqto has concluded that the home insurance industry is in good shape but faces a number of challenges and a period of transition.

Legal &General research estimated that the UK business protection gap is £1.1 trillion.

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has formally responded to the HM Treasury consultation paper on a new approach to regulation.

Nationwide Building Society has launched a new Home Insurance offer, designed to reward both new and existing customers with great deals on cover, including discounts of up to 30%.

The key part of this proposition is a new Priority Protection Promise, setting out Legal & General's commitment to advisers and their clients

Income protection provider LV= is offering a 5% discount on income protection for the rest of 2010.