AXA PPP healthcare is supporting the UK's largest women only fundraising event, Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2012.

Most UK life insurers are sheltered from the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone and have consequently reported strong 2011 results, Fitch Ratings has said.

Legal & General (L&G) and The Mansfield Building Society have announced a new protection business partnership.

Friends Life has announced sales of individual protection on an Annual Premium Equivalent (APE) basis for 2011 are up 55% on last year to £80m, while group protection sales on an APE basis rose to 286% to £22m.

While Friends Life is on track for Resolution hive off in 2014, this is by no means a certainty, Friends Life has said.

Now Health International, has removed the need for a doctor's signature or original receipts from large group members on all new claims, regardless of size.

Assurant Intermediary has altered the underwriting of its Home Protector and Income Protector insurance products.

Cirencester friendly has called for a standard, industry wide, Claims Statistics format for reporting claims statistics.

Skandia UK has appointed Ian Jefferies as head of protection.

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 has received its royal assent and will come into force next year.