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Russell Higginbotham, global head of Life and Health Products at Swiss Re, has been appointed as the new Chair of the ABI's Protection Committee

Another increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) will be a double blow for business at a time when the UK economy faces a ‘cocktail of threats' the ABI warned today.

JLT Employee Benefits has reported revenues of £167.5m to our UK and Irish business - a 9% decrease in reported revenues compared to the previous year.

The NHS currently ‘wastes' £3.3bn keeping elderly patients in hospital when the money would be better spent on a Fast Track Discharge Fund to move them into care homes, a report has urged.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it will pilot the publication of general insurance ‘scorecards' on a number of products.

Lutine Assurance Services has signed an agreement with XL Catlin to write speciality life cover.

Health cash plan provider Simplyhealth has launched a dedicate customer services Twitter handle.

Allianz Worldwide Care has launched international healthcare plans for expats, nationals and their families living in Lebanon.

Protected.co.uk has ceased trading after a bid earlier this year was made to restructure and save the business, which had sustained heavy financial losses.

Vitality's South African-based parent company Discovery grew operating profit by a 'lower than usual rate' of 7% in part due to investment in VitalityHealth's new systems, the insurer's interim results for the six months to 31 December 2015 have shown....