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Scottish Provident is replacing its unit linked Pegasus whole of life product with a simpler ICOB registered product.

Aegon is to introduce gender neutral pricing on 17 December 2012 and is also taking this opportunity to introduce pricing in line with the change in basis of life office taxation, known as I-E.

LV= is offering a 5% discount on all income protection applications until 30 November 2012.

Over a third of British families (37%) have never discussed with their partner or another family member what will happen to their dependent children if either of them dies.

LV= has strengthened its corporate legal panel with the appointment of four companies as part of a periodic review.

Aviva has called time on its sponsorship of UK Athletics (UKA) after 13 years.

Some of the categories were very tight for this year's COVER awards. Others were new entrants to some categories; particularly notable in the healthcare sector.

Zurich has announced its dates for the implementation of gender neutral pricing for UK Life customers taking out new protection policies.

Canada Life is converting its whole-of-life Flexible Life Plan into a pure protection product, meaning it can continue to pay commission post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Ageas has signed up to buy Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) for £116m.