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The first groups of GPs who will commission health services have been announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

International PMI provider AXA PPP International has made two senior appointments in sales and distribution.

The business protection gap remains static at over a trillion, a Legal & General (L&G) survey of the market suggests.

Benefit claimants who refuse to take up the offer of a training course could have their payments stopped, according to government plans.

As research shows two in five IFAs believe clients do not understand protection, Scottish Provident has called for advisers to support its education campaign.

A fresh approach is needed to generate growth in the group risk market and tackle the challenge of impending legislative changes, according to Jelf Group.

The government can not recover overpayments of social security benefits through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the country's top court has ruled.

Bupa International has launched health insurance for expats with existing illnesses which, until now, have been excluded.

Swiss Re's predicts growth in the insurance and reinsurance industry will continue to accelerate next year and expects moderate expansion in the European and US economies.

Stonebridge Group has agreed a strategic affiliation with PruProtect for its protection proposition.