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Any new legislation implementing private sector involvement in supporting the welfare state will not happen until a potential second term, according to the ABI.

Andy Milburn has joined Ageas Protect as the provider's new head of marketing.

Axa PPP has confirmed its intention to purchase online private medical insurance intermediary Health-on-line for an undisclosed sum.

A third of the industry believes comparison sites will be the most popular way to buy protection in a decade, while 66% expect fewer IFAs selling protection, according to the Protection Review.

More than half of Britons do not think they need to buy extra insurance because of the government's welfare reforms and big society agenda, new research has found.

Vince Cable has admitted Britons will have to take greater responsibility for their own protection needs in the future following the welfare reforms.

The insurance industry still has an image problem with the general public which the new regulatory structure is unlikely to help, according to research by the ABI.

Assureweb has added a whole of life quotation portal to its service.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has proposed new guidelines for adult mental health care provided by the NHS.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has hit out at the FSA for not intervening to tackle the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) problem sooner and criticised the industry for being addicted to regular mis-selling scandals.