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Friends Life, launched today, may focus on group markets and simple products.

The ABI has given its backing to the Treasury's simplified products proposal and highlighted the need for a government supported replacement to payment protection insurance (PPI).

Cash plan provider Westfield Health has acquired the business of PatientChoice, which administers, markets and sells health insurance products.

Long term absence is a business affecting issue for 50% of employers, with 27% claiming it as a ‘major headache', new research from Aviva has found.

HMRC will stage a series of open meetings to discuss the ‘substantial amount of work' remaining on the reclassifying protection business for providers under a new tax regime.

Legal & General has launched a new administration system for the Group Protection market.

The Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed the banning of payment protection insurance (PPI) sales at the point of credit sale for seven days and introduced a wide range of rules governing the product.

The ABI has revealed it is opposed to a public compulsion to pay for future long-term care (LTC) needs.

Global private health insurer, ALC Health, has included Innocent Bystander Cover within two of its plans.

Ark Financial Leads has launched a service to provide advisers with telephone qualified income protection (IP) leads.