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Post Office has announced the launch of its pre-paid funeral plans as part of its growing range of financial services products.

CIExpert has revealed that Beagle Street, the online insurer that entered the market in July 2012 has 'kicked off this season's critical illness upgrade race.'

Intana has been registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), so that its services can be assessed to show they meet the necessary standards.

Advisers have overcome the biggest hurdles they were confronted with as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to a poll, with the number reporting they are still in "survival mode" having halved.

Zurich has launched a free and confidential support service for its protection customers and their immediate families.

UnderwriteMe has gone live, as Exeter Family Friendly, Scottish Provident, Scottish Friendly and SunLife are now using UnderwriteMe software within their own propositions, with three further insurers set to go-live in the next quarter.

Towers Watson has assessed insurer's investment implications in case of a Scottish of ‘Yes' vote.

Laws governing insurance contracts are to be updated by the government to provide more modern rules and to bring Britain in line with other countries.

Pre-paid funeral plan sales have hit a new half-year record, the total plans sold in the first six months of 2014 were almost equal to the whole of 2008's sales.

Changes to the private medical insurance-associated Visa rules in Qatar means firms operating in the region may find themselves short-staffed if they don't adapt to new reforms.