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Foresters Friendly Society has donated a total of £59,139.46 to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Swiss Re has admitted it is in talks over the potential merger of its remaining Admin Re closed life business with Phoenix Group, less than a year after selling the US side of the operation.

The development of simple products has been identified as a way for insurers to meet customer expectations amid a changing world.

Bupa has opened two new dental centres in Yorkshire as part of its plan to become one of the country's leading dental providers.

Ageas Protect has appointed John Downes as head of underwriting and claims.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has criticised the government's proposals for reform of apprenticeships and has published its own manifesto calling for a move away from "one-size-fits-all".

Richard Ward is to resign as CEO of Lloyd's of London.

Legal & General (L&G) yesterday announced it has upped the base salary for its top executives by a fifth to £560,000.

Life insurers are much less optimistic about the overall business situation than they were three months ago, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

The Bupa Dental Health Plan has now been rolled out to SME customers after previously only being made available to large corporates and individual policies.