Lifetime reports healthy rise in premium sales in first half

Bank of Ireland's Lifetime Assurance subsidiary has reported a 70 per cent rise in regular premium sales to £17.5 million in the first six months of 1998. Single premium sales also grew strongly to £66.9 million. And while sales of life assurance products rose during the half year period, the market for these products remained sluggish, according to Lifetime managing director, Mr Roy Keenan.