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Less than half (46%) of advisers use social media, leading the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) to call for greater clarity on social media rules from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Bupa plans to increase its stake in its joint venture with Max India to become one of the first companies in India to benefit from the proposed increased limit for foreign direct investment in insurance.

Legal & General (L&G) has announced it is to spend £1m on its Relevant Life Plan (RLP) to provide online submissions and allow for online submissions.

There will be 2.5m people with cancer in the UK over the course of 2015, analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support has found.

Aviva is the latest insurer to roll out a virtual health service following a partnership with Babylon, a UK-based mobile health company.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to make further cuts to its operating budget in the coming financial year and has frozen its levy at £23.3m.

Partnership has responded to the figures from the union GMB showing that 10% of those in care will live long enough to activate the Dilnot cap.

Employees have three months to return to work under the new Fit for Work (FfW) service or they will be discharged from the programme, the government has announced.

UnderwriteMe has announced that Phil Jeynes has joined them as their head of sales and marketing after leaving VitalityLife.

Ageas has completed its sale of Ageas Protect Limited for £197m to American International Group (AIG).