LV= has extended its payment break and premium/cover reduction options until 31 December for protection policyholders to allow financially vulnerable clients to maintain cover if they suffer financial difficulties.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme has hired TV comedian, author and actor David Mitchell, one of the captains on the popular BBC show ‘Would I Lie to You’, to front a ‘video disaster’ campaign highlighting what happens when people fail to check.

Life insurance claims rose by 17% in 2020 at protection provider Aegon.

Over 6,000 life, critical illness and income protection customers have received payments from protection provider Zurich in 2020, a rise of 23% on the previous year.