Chancellor George Osborne has announced changes to the benefits system, including lowering the cap on benefits and changes to the Employment and Support Allowance.

Insurance premium tax (IPT) is to rise to 9.5% by November, the chancellor has confirmed in the Summer Budget.

Chancellor George Osborne has said 'our priority is the NHS' while confirming the NHS would receive £10bn a year more by 2020.

Tenet Group has confirmed it will expand its protection proposition with its advisers now having the option of using LifeQuote's comparison and illustration tools.

Old Mutual Wealth has added a comprehensive support service, called ‘There for You', at no extra cost to its range of Protect policies.

Bupa's international health insurance business, Bupa Global, has appointed Sheldon Kenton to the role of global commercial director.

APRIL UK has launched a PMI underwriting helpline, which will give brokers access to an underwriter and receive ‘fas't responses to their pre and post sales underwriting queries.

Aviva has announced that business protection is now available for advisers' clients using the personal protection product, Life Insurance Options.

The average sum of life assurance held by LGBT people is now £185,015, a survey by Compass has found.

Pink Network has announced that Mark Graves will be leaving his role as director of Pink network after an agreed handover period.