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Advisers offering protection advice are in a "very small" minority, according to PG Mutual.

Objectives for the improvement of healthcare have been set out for public consultation, the Department of Health has reported.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) will have 'no choice' but to soften its guidelines for referrals to intermediaries, according to Ian Muirhead managing director of SIFA.

The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has defended the current system of regulatory fees and levies for small firms, arguing they are proportionate to the size of the firm.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) remains confident there will be a viable simplified advice market post-retail distribution review (RDR) implementation and has said it is already seeing well developed plans.

Independent network Sense has become the first network to negotiate a deal with SIFA Professional.

A third have been insuring home contents over their lives, Zurich has reported.

Intermediaries can add "real value" in guiding employers through expat reward packages, Aviva said at the AMII 2012 summit.

Integration and private healthcare opportunities will be crucial to taking the UK health system forward, conservative MP Stephen Dorell, chair of the Health Select Committee has said.

PMI product innovation and marrying up public and private healthcare sectors will be key to resuscitating the market, according to speakers at an AMII summit panel session.