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True Potential has agreed a partnership with insurance giant Aviva to allow quotes and online applications for a wider range of the provider's products, including protection plans.

At a joint event with REFORM think tank, Cicero Consulting, director and chief corporate counsel Iain Anderson, has called for the oversight role of HM Treasury to be enhanced in the new UK regulatory framework.

PruHealth has joined with state healthcare bodies in backing the government's public health white paper.

The Department of Health's Commission on Funding of Care and Support has called for evidence and fresh perspectives on the future funding of care and support.

A public health service for England will be created and the responsibility for public health devolved from Westminster to local authorities if government plans are approved.

The UK's largest ICOBS adviser has applauded the FSA's plan requiring advisers to review protection sales methods.

The FSA has ordered firms selling pure protection and PPI plans to review their sales policies and compliance procedures after finding "disappointing" oral disclosure practices by some firms.

Axa has amended its critical illness product and unveiled a client support service for all products within its protection account.

The reporting of medical events in NHS hospitals is seriously affecting the ability to make informed decisions about where to receive treatment, medical analysts have found.

Support for an unbiased protection training academy is growing following the announcement that 17 industrywide companies have signed up to the first phase of the initiative.