Ageas UK and Groupama have announced they are in exclusive discussions in the UK.

Unum is optimistic the Money Advice Service (MAS) will still be a strong contender to distribute the recent steering group-proposed simple products, despite recent troubles.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have postponed the publication of final guidance on payment protection products.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to hold the interest rate at 0.5%.

Insurer growth will not be about products but rather distribution individuality, RGA said at its conference yesterday.

The widening critical illness protection gap will only get worse but there will be no easy answer, reinsurer RGA has said.

The social care minister reshuffle may cause continuity problems with the social care reforms, Partnership has said.

LV= has agreed a five-year protection advice partnership with RAC.

Zurich's half year results showed 91% of critical illness claims were paid out.

Pensioners have been selling their homes at knockdown prices to pay care home fees which should have been picked up by the NHS, according to a law firm.