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The protection market must "embrace change" and be open to technological advances or risk dying out, delegates at The Protection Review conference heard.

Over four in 10 (42%) part-time workers do not receive occupational health support compared to 28% of full-time employees that do not receive the services, latest research reveals.

Insurers must develop simple processes to engage advisers and the mass market, delegates at The Protection Review conference heard.

Government care cap over the heads of many according to Saga

Companies are not doing enough to question advisers on how exactly they meet requirements for appropriate and cost-effective advice, a benefits and actuarial firm has claimed.

Hundreds of financial advisers who left client-facing duties at the end of last year due to new regulatory rules now appear to be returning to the industry, according to the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) is to admit its new corporate members to its board and initiate a series of committees to build joint strategy.

Life insurance take-up has increased among single-parent families over the past year, according to research.

The government has rejected amendments to the Care Bill that would require councils to refer people with long-term care needs to regulated independent financial advisers.

Regulatory reform costs of the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) more than doubled in the last year of its operation and could in future be levied on firms, the FSA annual report has revealed today.