I suspect most of you are fed up with the electronic trade news feeds, feeding us a diet of gloom and doom on the start of RDR.

Wiltshire Friendly has said discussions with the FSA have resulted in an exemption from RDR rules ‘Holloway Policy Special Application Conditions' (HPSAC) for certain Friendly Societies.

Legal & General has launched a new benefit, ‘Healthy Living', which will enable employers to see trends in their employees' health, as employees engage with it.

Partnership has outlined a minimum level of qualification for advisers engaging in long term care advice and is hopeful this will be enshrined in law.

Dg mutual, an income protection specialist for self-employed professionals, paid out 99% of claims for the fifth year running.

The Government's social care system for disabled people is in crisis, with thousands struggling to eat or wash or leave their homes charities have concluded.

A casual observer could be forgiven for imagining that there was significant political momentum towards the delivery of a care funding solution. Chris Horlick is a believer.

CIExpert has released its assessment of changes Ageas has made to its critical illness plan.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reported to be in talks with the banking industry to set a deadline for customers being able to claim for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

LifeSearch has started offering free, whole of market, independent protection advice to customers using Which? Mortgage Advisers.