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LV= has produced a plain English guide offering simplified explanations for advisers to use when explaining critical illnesses (CI) to clients.

Over half (57%) of IFAs will target protection sales as a source of new revenue post Retail Distribution Review (RDR), Aviva has found.

Assureweb has decommissioned its private medical insurance (PMI) quoting system with a view to introducing an upgraded portal in the future.

MPs have voiced concerns that the NHS reorganisation might conflict with the government's aim of saving £20bn while maintaining patient care standards.

Scottish Widows has paid £1.15bn in life and critical illness (CI) claims since January 2000 equating to over £2m each week.

The government has vowed to press ahead with reform of the welfare state as its latest statistics show less than a quarter of those applying for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are successful.

Aviva has called on the government to offer incentives to employers who offer workplace health and rehabilitation services to address sickness absence.

The ABI has urged the FSA against introducing "radical interventions" in product regulation in a strongly-worded rebuke of its recent discussion paper.

Birmingham Council's raising eligibility thresholds for adult care to "critical" have been judged unlawful.

Morgan Price International Healthcare has launched a new expatriate health insurance plan, ESSENTIALCare.