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Friends Life is forecasting a total cost of £280m for its business restructure and outsourcing programme after acquiring the Axa UK Life book, latest results show.

Insurers need to weigh up the risk of alienating IFAs after apparent increase in interaction with end customers post-RDR, Capita has warned.

A recent FSA consultation gave a reprieve to the mutual sector from a possibly fatal course of action. Gareth Evans explains.

Foresters Friendly Society has entered into a strategic partnership with Lighthouse Group.

The imminent Welfare Reform Act should serve as a wake-up call to the public. It will be launched on 1 April and will bring major changes to payments for thousands of people and further reinforce that reliance on the State is a fool's paradise.

An expat insurer has expanded its offering into the Middle East and established its first operations in Dubai.

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.