The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a new approach to tackling serious failings in financial services firms by cracking down on senior level management first.

The government's implementation of Personal Independence Payments (PIP), which replaced Disability Living Allowance, has been criticised by MPs as ‘nothing short of a fiasco.'

Malignant melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has increased by 78% among males and 48% among females from 2003 to 2012, official figures have shown.

Zurich is extending the age limit of its investment-linked protection product, Investment Life Cover, for customers up to their 70th birthday.

The government has launched four consultations on proposed changes to simplify the administration of employee benefits in kind and expenses.

Bupa's international private medical insurance (IPMI) business has been awarded CII-accredited status for its online broker training portal, the Bupa Academy.

The industry's petition calling on the government to remove the ombudsman's right to consider claims without any long-stop restriction, has passed 5,000 signatures but needs double that to be considered by officials.

Over six in 10 people (62.7%) aged 16 and over in the UK rated their health status as 'very good' or 'good' in 2011, according to the Office of National Statistics.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said the insurance industry ‘fully supports' the findings of the HSCIC Partridge review in safeguarding the use of medical data.

The SimplyBiz Group is launching ‘protection awareness week' to help advisers better educate clients about protection products and opportunities.