The industry has criticised the Money Advice Service (MAS) chief executive's recent comments, saying she is worried about the ethics of financial advisers, as "unfair" and "threatening to undermine the hard work the sector is doing to overcome mistrust"....

Receiving a letter from the ombudsman saying a customer has made a complaint does not mean a case has been opened, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has advised.

Seven UK health Cash plan providers came together to raise money for a children's hospice with a charity golf day.

CIExpert gives its verdict on Legal & General as the latest insurer to upgrade its (CI) critical illness proposition, 17 months after its last set of improvements.

Legal & General has announced it is the first insurer to adopt software which will cut the waiting times for GPs' insurance reports.

Variations in cancer diagnosis rates between the best and worst performing health groups in the NHS mean many patients face lower survival rates and higher treatment costs.

Allianz Worldwide Care has launched a new product range to offer life and disability cover alongside its existing international health offering.

Aviva is said to be returning to direct protection sales with the launch of a face-to-face protection advice service expected within the next year.

MetLife and Openwork have agreed to the transfer of up to 930 of MetLife's self-employed advisers and a new agreement enabling the network to distribute its protection proposition more widely.

Post Office has announced the launch of its pre-paid funeral plans as part of its growing range of financial services products.