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Axa is set to enhance its critical illness (CI) cover following a product review and consultation with advisers.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) believes a clear consensus has emerged surrounding its proposals to reclassify the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) definitions.

Re-Insurer Swiss Re has released its review of the insurance industry which highlights consumer's demands for increased simplicity and clarity.

Health insurer CIGNA has introduced a new benefit which will allow members to self refer for physiotherapy to Nuffield Health.

The Association of Financial Mutuals will be launched on 1 January 2010.

LV= has launched a new website for advisers.

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

Capita Financial Software has added business term protection and private medical insurance to its Webline quotation and e-apply portal.

Fortis Life UK has launched a new partnership with adviser network Sesame.

The NHS in England must get better at diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage if it is to improve survival rates, the cancer tsar has said.