With Iain Duncan Smith setting out the Department for Work and Pensions' general path forward yesterday, we now have a fairly good idea of where those sectors involving the protection and health insurance industry are headed.

Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has vowed to press ahead with the previous Labour government's plan to review the work capability of all 2.5 million people claiming incapacity benefit.

Zurich has launched an IFA Advisory Panel in a bid to gain greater insight and understanding of the key concerns of the IFA market.

Leadbay's parent company, Add Momentum Holdings, has joined with the All About Group to create the country's largest financial services lead generation company.

Bupa has expanded its individual income protection (IP) offering.

Cirencester friendly increased its net earned premiums by 11.2% to £11.4m last year.

1st Exchange has announced its annual Adviser Office (AO) free training roadshows under the theme ‘Data Management and Cleansing'.

Legal & General is enhancing its critical illness (CI) product to include four new illnesses and wider definitions for eleven conditions.

Aegon has launched a website and guide aimed at helping customers understand the claims process.

Private medical insurance (PMI) complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) increased by 27% last year.