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Friends Provident has reminded the public that more than 40% of Britons support the introduction of a fat tax.

WPA is launching a healthcare cash plan to the individual and corporate markets.

More than a third of European workers would willingly sacrifice some of their pay for greater financial protection in the event of illness or injury, research suggests.

Bupa is offering a partial payment to those waiting for an NHS operation and is adding more conditions to its critical illness (CI) cover.

Friends Provident's total sales rose were up 35% year to date helped by the international business, but UK inflows were flat.

Munich Re is expecting a higher consolidated result for 2010 than previously expected, boosted by significant improvements in the group's primary insurance and healthcare arms, according to its Q3 results.

Resolution says it has "multiple routes" to complete its UK life consolidation project including further scale transactions, a series of smaller bolt-ons or a combination of the two.

The number of online search enquiries by consumers for protection products has increased by 39% since the beginning of the year.

Medicals Direct has claimed there is a lack of investment in the Claims function within the UK protection industry.

Alun Beynon, the head of Aegon's individual protection business, will step down from December.