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Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have introduced a fast-track system to reduce the time it takes to pay out on life cover claims.

Over a third (36%) of workers claim they have put on weight as a result of their job, gaining an average of 7lbs, a survey has revealed.

Employee benefits provider Personal Group has won two very large contracts with Stagecoach and Network Rail.

Ten insurance companies have been implicated in the use of the "rogue element of the private investigation industry", according to a report from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).

Broker JLT posted total revenues up 10% to £487.2m for the first six months of 2013, boosted by strong organic revenue growth of 7%.

Bupa has opened a ‘multi-million pound' health centre in the City of London, specialising in musculoskeletal conditions, cardiology, diagnostic tests and dermatology.

Life satisfaction among employed people is significantly higher compared to that among unemployed people, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal.

Distributors ‘would welcome' new entrants into the protection market to integrate new business processes, research has found.

Universal Provident is to increase the maximum age for children, at which it will pay accommodation charges for their parents, during hospital stays.

LV= has seen a drop in life and pensions sales of 14% for the first half 2013 compared to last year.