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Cirencester friendly has called for a standard, industry wide, Claims Statistics format for reporting claims statistics.

Skandia UK has appointed Ian Jefferies as head of protection.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is still hopeful of more amendments to the Financial Services Bill, including the reintroduction of a long-stop, after the legislation progressed through its latest stage.

The Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012 has received its royal assent and will come into force next year.

Bupa has revealed the first results statistics on its controversial open referral initiative, and the results are encouraging according to the insurer.

Integrating social care with general practices, community nurses, hospitals and social services can improve the quality of care for patients, a study by the Department of Health has found.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has welcomed many of the changes revealed in today's budget, despite the fact they will have little direct impact on the insurance industry.

Life insurance policies and annuity contracts will come under increased scrutiny from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as it cracks down on income tax avoidance.

A critical illness insurance comparison website which allows advisers to compare policies from every CI cover provider has been launched by Highclere Financial Services partner Alan Lakey.

The Government is set to curb welfare bills by £10bn over the next four years.