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Regulation

FCA criticised for failure to understand cost of compliance

NAO report says regulation harms innovation

clock 24 February 2016 • 3 min read

Income Protection

MPs vote to cut disability benefits by £30 a week

MPs have rejected the House of Lord's vote against reducing the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for sick or disabled people in the work-related activity group (WRAG)by £30 a week.

clock 24 February 2016 • 2 min read

Long Term Care

Council tax rises 'will not fix social care funding crisis'

Council tax rises to pay for social care in 2016/17 will not alleviate growing pressures on the services caring for the elderly and disabled, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

clock 24 February 2016 • 2 min read

Critical Illness

VitalityLife upgrades Serious Illness Cover, Business Protection & adviser services

VitalityLife has enhanced its Serious Illness Cover, Business Protection and adviser services as part of a wider product revamp.

clock 24 February 2016 • 1 min read

Individual Protection

How will e-Signatures affect the protection journey?

Fiona Murphy discusses how Association of British Insurers (ABI) guidelines on e-Signatures could improve the protection journey, if adopted across the industry.

clock 24 February 2016 • 7 min read

Individual Protection

VitalityLife introduces WOL to bridge 'term assurance gap'

VitalityLife has launched two whole of life (WOL) plans with upfront premium discounts of up to 67% and made changes to term cover as the insurer described WOL as an "undervalued product."

clock 24 February 2016 • 3 min read

PMI

Aviva launches cancer care top-up plan

Aviva has launched a top-up health insurance product focused on supporting people with cancer.

clock 24 February 2016 • 1 min read

Adviser / Broking

Adviser complaints drop in second half of 2015

Top six advice firms see complaints drop

clock 23 February 2016 • 2 min read

Income Protection

As the cost of raising a child increases, so does the need for IP

The cost of raising a child is now over £230,000 according to this year's research from LV=. Here's how you can discuss this with clients, writes Justin Harper.

clock 23 February 2016 • 4 min read

PMI

NHS maternity services must set personal care budgets

Pregnant women should receive personal care budgets of up to £3,000 to have more control over maternity care, a review commissioned by NHS England has recommended.

clock 23 February 2016 • 2 min read