Swiss Life, a provider of life insurance and pension products, has opened an insurance intermediation office in Dubai International Financial Centre, to provide life insurance solutions for high net worth individuals.

The UK's Financial Services Authority has banned Roger Muse and Daniel Muse, the two directors of an insurance broker, for failing to ensure that their firm complied with FSA client money rules.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has announced a redesign of its Accumulator variable annuity series.

Switzerland-based Zurich Financial Services has announced that it has developed Business Protection Adviser Tool, a new planning tool aimed at helping advisers address their clients' business protection needs.

Arthur J Gallagher, an insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has announced the acquisition of The HR Group in Brentwood, Tennessee. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.