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Plan Money is one of the first small IFAs to form business ties with an aggregator site. Peter Chadborn explains why

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be meeting with insurers and protection industry individuals to provide clarity on recent short-term income protection product (STIP) final guidance.

AXA PPP has apologised for the "human error" mistake that prevented pay out at the point of claim for a Health on Line policyholder suffering from prostate cancer.

Panacea Adviser, a free online community for adviser firms, is calling for immediate action to overhaul the way in which the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded following yesterday's announcement of a £76m levy on investment intermediaries....

Zurich is set to offer its protection proposition on its retail platform later in the year, to offer IFAs a complete holistic view of financial plans.

Industry insiders have confirmed Friend's Life is touting for bidders for Sesame Bankhall Group as the insurer continues its broader cost-cutting and restructuring plans.

IFAs have lost significant protection policy renewal income following G-Day price hikes, an adviser has said.

Top distributors have called for greater cohesion in the protection industry at a PruProtect leadership summit, led by Alistair Darling.

A major PMI-adviser consolidator has secured private equity investment and will announce a further significant acquisition in February.

Adviser network Tenet has given the seal of approval to a critical illness comparison website for its members to use at discounted rates when assessing the market.