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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.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has welcomed many of the changes revealed in today's budget, despite the fact they will have little direct impact on the insurance industry.

GPs have become so poor at returning medical request forms that advisers have been forced to attend appointments with patients to ensure they are completed.

The ABI has published a guide for people considering buying private medical insurance (PMI).

Subject access requests and online technology have opened the debate over GP reports. Ian Smart asks if this could remove a perennial insurance bugbear.

LV= has big plans for 2012. Paul Robertson interviews one of the industry's most prominent Welshmen, Mark Jones.