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Discovery has released its interim results for the six months ending December 2012, showing £20m of pre-tax operating profit earned by its UK businesses.

The publication of Aegon income protection claims data today has brought the industry one step closer to full transparency, the Income Protection Task Force has said.

PruProtect has launched an email campaign service for intermediaries.

Legal and General is considering shortening its early notification period to just 10 days for group income protection customers.

The FSA is conducting a review into insurance firms' use of private investigators amid suspicions of poor practice.

PPI controversy, opaque financial services and lack of trust in the industry are key barriers to widespread apathy about insurance protection, pensions and savings, Zurich has warned.

The overwhelming majority of the younger generation would not consider taking out insurance, a Bright Grey report has shown.

Bupa is "very pleased" with how its intermediary-sold individual PMI pilot phase is going after pulling its previous proposition last summer.

Strong performance in Aviva protection and "at retirement" sales has driven a slight increase in long-term sales, the provider's 2012 preliminary results show.

Aviva suffered a loss of £3bn in 2012 due to a £3.3bn writedown from the sale of its US business last year.