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Providers should concentrate on low pricing of core services in the group protection market Canada life has been told.

Jelf is set to attack the schemes and affinities market with a dedicated team team by Rob Rees as managing director.

House prices will continue to move sideways over the next five to ten years, insisted an industry expert.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has resisted calls for further quantitative easing after leaving its programme of stimulus unchanged, with interest rates also kept on hold.

The regulator has set out the circumstances under which the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will exercise its temporary product intervention powers.

The combined Royal London protection brands of Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have seen new business levels up 45% and an 18% increase in applications, in the first three months of the year.

Health cash plan provider Medicash increased its employer-paid policyholder numbers by almost 100% in 2011 but had a less successful year financially.

Specialist Lloyd's insurer Jubilee has announced a strategic move to grow its specialty term life business across both underwriting and distribution.

Draft legislation on reforming long-term care has been confirmed in the Queen's Speech.

More than 74,000 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) exams were taken in financial services subjects in 2011, the CII has said in its Annual Review for 2011.