Police Mutual Police Mutual Group, the UK's largest affinity friendly society, has reported an 18% rise in new life business and 13% growth in its general insurance business over in the first half of 2013.

Legal & General (L&G) has seen individual protection sales fall by 10% in the first half of 2013 as the group saw overall profits rise 13% in the first half of the year.

Fraud investigations are being hindered by companies misusing the Data Protection Act to share data, according to the findings of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

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Cigna has launched a new suite of international private medical insurance products in response to adviser demand.

Tenet has launched an e-petition to ask the government to address the lack of a long-stop for financial advice on their dedicated petitions website.

The Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Bill has been introduced into the House of Lords, with the majority of the reforms recommended by the Law Society.

NHS consultants are to engage in talks about new contracts ensuring more evening and weekend work and seven-day care.

The country is building huge future health problems amongst the less affluent, as the extent of UK inactivity becomes clear, the University of Bristol has said.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has asked for the regulator's budget to be frozen for three years, so it can provide a cut in real terms.