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Advisers looking to sell out before 2012 will need to ensure their business is RDR-ready to stand a chance of attracting a buyer, says 1st Exchange.

Claims against life and pensions intermediaries fell by a quarter last year according to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Wiltshire Friendly Society is targeting the small Group Income Protection market, after an adjustment to the society's rules.

Death claims should be paid quicker and the protection industry needs to support its existing customers better, says Munich Re.

The protection industry is discussing a proposed top-up income protection (IP) product to state benefit which could see a complete shift in how the sector operates.

Mortgage brokers are becoming increasingly reliant on the protection market to survive and are calling for unemployment cover to become standard on income protection (IP), according to new research.

Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has set out terms of reference for the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support.

Advisers could face using approved scripts when selling protection after criticism about poor intermediary product explanations by the FSA.

British employees are leaving themselves woefully unprotected financially in the event that something unpredictable happens leaving them unable to work, according to new research.

Fallout from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) could mean more advisers will specialise in protection, according to this year's Protection Review survey.