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Zurich Life chief executive Gary Shaughnessy has joined the board of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) as an adviser.

Bupa and Friends Life have highlighted measures which need to be taken by employers to help employees with cancer.

LV= has announced its protection sales in 2014 were worth £217m, an 11% increase on 2013.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today announced new policy directors, with the appointment of Dr Yvonne Braun as director, long term savings policy and James Dalton as director, general insurance policy.

Aegon UK saw 20% growth across its protection business in 2014, the insurer has reported.

LV= has been voted the top insurer for customer satisfaction in the 2014 UK Institute of Customer Service Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), and seventh across all sectors.

Aviva's merger with Friends Life will see 1,500 staff removed out of the combined workforce of 31,500 people.

The latest ad campaign for Vitality has been launched with a Dachshund voiced by comedian Ade Edmonson to star alongside athletes Jonny Wilkinson and Jessica Ennis-Hill.

The Protection Racket, featuring bands from across the industry, will perform to raise money for Disability Rights UK.

UnderwriteMe has announced that Phil Jeynes has joined them as their head of sales and marketing after leaving VitalityLife.