The Money Advice Service (MAS) is working on "difficult" plans to measure take-up and success of simple protection products.

Aviva has added second opinion and practical guidance services to its critical illness products for adviser client policyholders.

The imminent Welfare Reform Act should serve as a wake-up call to the public. It will be launched on 1 April and will bring major changes to payments for thousands of people and further reinforce that reliance on the State is a fool's paradise.

An expat insurer has expanded its offering into the Middle East and established its first operations in Dubai.

With the economy showing little sign of an upturn and spare money thin on the ground, cost-effective cash plans are the most sought-after employee benefit. Nicola Culley examines this rapidly growing market and ponders its longevity

A review into NHS complaints processes has been launched today by the secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt.

The publication of Aegon income protection claims data today has brought the industry one step closer to full transparency, the Income Protection Task Force has said.

The excessive complexity of many financial products has dogged the financial services industry for as long as anyone can remember. I hope the publication of Carol Sergeant's Review of Simple Financial Products proves to be a watershed for the industry...

Economic uncertainty has sparked an increase in people setting up small businesses, advisers have said.

The simple products report could be the catalyst of a "clear blue water" reputation for income protection, despite its exclusion from the first phase of products, Unum has said.