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The Association of British Insurers has thrown its support behind a Home Office announcement that imminent discrimination laws will not apply to the insurance industry.

Critical illness is a product beset by complexity - a situation not helped by a raft of changes set to arrive next year, says Edward Murray.

Short-term income protection is only part of the answer to the protection gap, the ABI has said.

Scottish Provident has added ABI+ definitions and reduced the rates on its life and critical illness cover.

Imminent legislation is going affect the amount of critical illness cover people get for their cash. Mark Jones looks at the EU Gender Directive

The British Insurance Brokers' Association is warning that Europe could force mandatory commission disclosure on brokers by 2019.

LifeSearch has recently released a code of conduct it would like all protection sellers to adhere to. Should there be such a code and what does it say about this market that it should originate from an intermediary rather than a provider?

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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) stance on simplified advice means members are unlikely to develop propositions in the area.

Subject access requests might seem a panacea to an industry inundated with GP reports. But there are side-effects for everyone in the chain, writes Chris Pollard.