Younger women are still not financially protecting themselves against breast cancer, the most common cancer in the UK, Friends Life has warned.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has reported a profit for the second time since 2010, although surplus figures dipped by almost £90,000.

The number of over-65s will increase by 80% to nearly 1 billion over the next 15 years making elderly care needs one of the biggest global challenges for insurers and stakeholders, a report has warned.

iPipeline has announced that critical illness (CI) is now available via its new indicative underwriting decision tool - XRAE, which is available to all Assureweb portal users.

Consumer group Angry Policyholders has voiced its support for the Seven Families initiative.

There is increasing pressure for the government to reform the welfare system with a key role for income protection (IP) in helping families develop a safety net, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said.

Canada Life's Paul Avis asks how the group risk industry can grow with the debate on auto-enrolment for group income protection one likely avenue.

Aegon UK has launched a Whole of Life plan which offers the ability to place the policy in a discretionary trust at application.

The UK 'protection gap"'is well documented but family lending is reportedly helping Britons to plug the gap in household finances to the tune of £31 billion. GRiD's Katharine Moxham ponders the role of employers in financial education.

SimplyBiz has launched a scheme to help heads of advice firms meet the regulatory requirements around competence and training of their advisers.