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InterGlobal has renewed its arrangement with Red24 in the international PMI market.

The number of on-site ‘ARROW' inspections of insurers by the FSA has jumped 38% over the year, with 47 visits in 2012 to (to September 30) compared to 24 for 2011, according to law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is proposing to give more information to whistleblowers about the cases they report to the regulator.

April UK has signed with LogBuy to offer customers lifestyle benefits.

Scottish Provident paid out 93% of all critical illness claims in 2012.

The number of staff at the new financial services regulator will be approaching 4,000 by the time it comes into force next month.

Competition Commission statistics - as part of its private healthcare market investigation - have shown consultants do not reference insurer guidelines when making patient fee levels.

The whole auto-enrolment piece has been structured without the intermediary in mind, despite a clear function for advisers in communicating the message, Capita said at the Employee Benefits Connect 2013 conference today.

Employee benefit advisers are becoming much more explicit on service and price in light of the fast-moving employer environment, Aviva has said.

All Canada Life's group income protection clients will now have access to its rehabilitation and on site claims team, nearly doubling the amount of employees covered.