A compulsory charge will fund the new national social care system, the Government has announced.
Incapacity Benefit (IB) will be abolished this year with all claimants facing reassessment as part of the Government's continued crackdown on the benefits system.
New ABI director general Kerrie Kelly has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at this year's Protection Review conference.
Corporate healthcare adviser Multiplex has added a range of new services to its corporate healthcare trust product.
The FSA has given advisers who sell individual long-term pure protection contracts under ICOBS until the end of the year to apply its rules on 'total premium' disclosure.
Aviva has announced an increase in its maximum free cover limits for group life policies.
PruProtect's second full year of operation saw it post new business figures of £13.5m (APE) up from £3.3m in 2008.
Legal and General has announced a guarantee to match any like-for-like competitor quotes for high net worth business.
The FSA is open to the possibility of spreading adviser remuneration transparency across the board but doesn't believe it would be a popular move.
Reaction to the FSA's consultation paper CP10/8 on pure protection sales by retail investment firms has been positive.