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Nearly one in three people who don't have protection insurance have said they believe the products are too expensive, according to a study from Royal London.

The Private Hospital Information Network (PHIN)'s publication of new performance measures in April 2017 will focus on hospitals, with consultant-level performance measures to follow in 2018.

LV= has made improvements to its income protection proposition which the insurer says 'will increase access for consumers and cover even more eventualities.'

Bupa Cromwell Hospital and Health Clinics in London have introduced a prostate cancer diagnosis pathway as new research into the effectiveness of MRI scans has been published.

UnderwriteMe has appointed Warren Copp as non-executive Chair, subject to regulatory approval.

Mortgage Intelligence network has announced a protection proposition, available to both Appointed Representatives and Directly Authorised members of their club Next Intelligence.

VitalityHealth has promoted its head of underwriting Pippa Andrews to director of corporate business.

Nearly half (46%) of those surveyed said they would never take out life insurance as part of their estate planning, and almost three quarters (72%) said they didn't see a need to use life insurance at all according to research by Canada Life.

Mark Myers, British Friendly's outgoing CEO, has joined Direct Life as a non-exec director.

Cirencester Friendly has paid 94.7% of claims in 2016, an increase on last year's figure of 94%.