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Disabled people report extra costs in areas including insurance, transport and energy bills yet improved competition and communication could help drive down these costs, a major report has found.

Two in five (39%) UK employees do not have any form of life protection, according to research for Canada Life Group Insurance.

The extra everyday living costs faced by disabled people are £550 per month, compared to average state benefits payments of £360 per month.

AXA PPP healthcare has won the prestigious accolade of European Large Contact Centre of the Year at the 2015 European Contact Centre & Customer Service Awards ceremony held in London.

Over two thirds (69%) of advisers gain less than a quarter of their income from protection, while 9% get over half their income from protection, research from Aviva has found.

LV= has become the latest insurer to confirm it will be joining UnderwriteMe'S protection comparison service.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has confirmed that its head of protection and health insurance, Helen White, has moved across to the Money Advice Service (MAS) on secondment.

Scottish Widows has published its individual direct protection claims stats, which show that over £190 million was paid out in life and critical illness claims in 2014.

APRIL UK has launched an online private medical insurance calculator, which provides instant quotes on their SME range of plans.

Almost a third (28%) of UK adults who purchase over-50s life plans cancel their policy- equivalent to £86m of customers' wasted cash, research from Royal London has revealed.