The quality of talent entering the insurance industry is at an all-time low, according to the latest Skills Survey from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Openwork is to bolster marketing support it provides for network members with a range of new services.

Lloyds Banking Group has earmarked a further £1bn to pay customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance.

Legal & General will move to gender neutral pricing from 21 November.

Legal and General (L&G) has announced a steep rise in third quarter protection sales over the same period last year with sales up 30% at £56m (2011:£43m).

PruHealth has announced a range of new commission structures on its individual PMI business.

More evidence on the cost effectiveness of telehealth is needed to help make services more attractive to NHS commissioners, the Department of Health (DH) has warned.

HSF health plan has announced the launch of HSF Virtual Doctor, an online webcam GP consultation service.

Action on Hearing Loss is urging NHS commissioners to resist cuts to hearing services, following research by the charity finding 43% of adult services affected by budgetary pressures.

Nine out of ten NHS trusts are planning major change - hospital merger, closure or changing the way services are provided - in the next two years.