The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has announced four new committee members following elections held at its AGM on 25th March.

Income protection provider British Friendly has confirmed it will continue to guarantee its existing rate tables across all products until January 2017, for both new and existing customers.

AIG Europe Limited has reported a net premium increase from £1.12bn to £1.19bn as a result of a focus on new business activity and underwriting discipline.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned advisers that "ticking all the boxes from a compliance point of view" may not be enough to win in a complaint case.

Six out of ten GPs are considering early retirement as general practice struggles to cope with rising workload according to a new British Medical Association tracker of GP opinion.

LV= has announced changes to its income protection (IP) policies including a move to 100%‘own occupation' underwriting and improvements to cover for homemakers.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to express concern about the effect of unauthorised lead-generation websites on the PMI industry.

The Protection Review has teamed up with the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) to provide independent specialist protection training across the industry.

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UK spending on welfare is to be capped at £119.5bn for 2015-2016, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.