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Advisers have called for more detail and clarity around claims statistics, following the publication of income protection (IP) figures from Friends Life earlier today.

Friends Life increased critical illness payouts by £33million in 2012, paying nearly 90% of claims

Mortgage regulator little respected as FSA's legacy leaves imprint

Friends Life has announced its income protection (IP) claims statistics for the first time.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was ineffective because it failed to deliver a good balance of 'prudential' and 'conduct' regulation, according to the chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

PruProtect has been confirmed as the title sponsor for a charity bike ride led by a former England cricket captain.

Bupa has enhanced its direct-to-consumer health insurance product.

Legal & General (L&G) has seen a marked decline in lapsed policies across its protection product channels, which it partly put down to an ‘early warning system' it rolled out to advisers in 2006.

Best Doctors is considering branching out into wellness, occupational health and potentially general insurance.

Legal & General has partnered with Unbiased.co.uk to form a campaign to tackle the UK's business protection gap with the help of advisers.