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UK GDP contracted 0.3% in the last quarter of 2012, according the second reading of the data.

Hargreaves Lansdown is launching a fully integrated corporate wrap and flexible benefits platform.

The FSA has approved consultation on Financial Ombudsman Service proposals to increase PPI case fees and overall levy to allow for more free cases, amid concerns about PPI complaint handling behaviour.

Wiltshire Friendly paid out 99.20% of all submitted income protection claims in 2012, the mutual's highest reported level over the past 4 years.

Openwork has launched an ‘app' enabling advisers to quickly assess protection needs via Apple mobile devices.

Adviser firms offering non-advised protection sales is not good for consumers, according to the majority of advisers, life offices and reinsurers.

Qualified advisers will be needed to advise older homeowners on the benefits of proposed deferred payment schemes from the Council versus options such as equity release, Baroness Greengross has said.

Legal & General (L&G) is launching a new online group protection quote and buy system for advisers insuring 10 to150 employees for group life assurance and/or group income protection benefit.

Tens of thousands of pensioners and people approaching retirement have been sold worthless ‘trust' schemes that promised to protect their home if they went into care.

Stress had a noticeable impact on businesses in 2012, according to nearly half (42%) of senior managers of SMEs, Zurich has found.