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Now in their 11th year, registration for this year's Gold Standard Awards has now begun.

The number of financial advisers with chartered status has increased 24% year on year, according to a document released by the Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) today.

CIExpert has hailed LV='s upgrade to its critical illness (CI) plans as the first serious attempt at a hybrid approach between traditional CI and severity-based payments.

Health Shield intends to expand its voluntary corporate business in 2013 by encouraging more intermediaries to tap into an ‘unrealised' commission stream.

AXA PPP healthcare has launched Dental Care, an employee benefit helping employers protect against absence caused by putting off routine dental check-ups.

LV= has enhanced its critical illness (CI) cover with changes including the addition of partial payments for minor heart attack and stroke and an increase in maximum age.

Adviser network Openwork is launching a new marketing support drive aimed at helping owner-advisers build their brand identity.

Scottish Widows has published details of its life and critical illness (CI) claims with an average of nearly £4 million paid out every week during 2012.

Bupa has announced they have teamed up with AIG to develop a range of products and services for the travel insurance market.

Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King is to appear on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on Sunday.