Cirencester friendly is to upgrade its IT system as part of its overall development strategy.

Marketing Innovation Forum has launched a service providing round-the-clock outsourced marketing support for financial services advisers and providers.

Cirencester friendly is running a series of income protection (IP) roadshows throughout the country.

Medicals Direct has denied criticism that its purchase of Medibureau has damaged the industry and its reputation with doctors who produce GP reports (GPRs).

Bupa is offering a free health assessment to all new income protection customers and their introducing intermediary.

The cost to the State of people running out of funds to meet their long term care costs will treble to £2.75bn in England alone over the next 20 years, according to Partnership.

Most UK employees would rather suffer in silence with a health concern or personal issue than tell their boss or colleagues, according to new research.

Friends Provident says it sees no near term improvement in the UK protection market after announcing a fall of 10% on individual sales for the last six months.

Eight in ten workers are not making the most of their employee benefits package,and blame employer communication, according to new research from Personal Group.

Tenet is stepping in to bail-out adviser firms that have been let down by "unsympathetic or unwilling" banks.