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Senior industry figures have questioned Conservative plans to transfer regulatory powers from the FSA to either the Bank of England (BoE) or a new consumer protection body.

Swiss Re says the insurance and reinsurance sectors will continue their "U-shaped" recoveries in 2010, alongside the major global economies.

AXA PPP healthcare has announced a new structure and team to serve the intermediary healthcare market.

Children from the lower classes are more likely to become obese than peers from wealthier backgrounds, a report has found.

Foster Denovo envisages the market will continue to experience similar challenges in the first half of 2010, and employers are going to be continually working to keep costs down.

Legal & General and Everyday Financial Solutions have agreed a sole-tied protection partnership.

Legal & General (L&G) has increased the maximum benefit on its Group Income Protection scheme from £300,000 to £350,000 for all new and switching schemes.

Nearly one in four employers has reduced their benefit costs by introducing a flexible benefits scheme, according to a survey of UK employers conducted by Mercer.

Bupa is set to provide early intervention and return-to-work support on all its group income protection (GIP) schemes with no increase in premiums.

Legal & General has rolled out its online new business system to its mortgage network, Legal & General Partnerships Services Limited (LGPSL).