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Breast cancer is the most commonly claimed for condition among men and women amounting to almost a quarter (24%) of claims, Aviva has revealed.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) will today meet with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as it continues to push the regulator over an adviser long-stop.

Income protection provider British Friendly has appointed Roy McLoughlin of adviser firm Master Adviser as a new non-executive director.

Proposals by HMRC to change the taxation system for employee benefits and expenses have been welcomed by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG).

Around three-quarters of advisers have received false or manufactured accusations from Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complainants, an increase in 10% over three years.

Engage Mutual has announced that its Board has made a formal recommendation to merge with Family Investments to form one of the UK's largest mutual insurers with over 2 million customers.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will move its operations to London should Scotland vote to go independent, it has confirmed.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that private health hospitals will be awarded ratings from April 2015.

The latest developments in personal health technology will be eligible for a new awards scheme launched by AXA PPP in partnership with 2020health and the Design Museum.

SunLife has launched a Family Life Insurance product, promising simplicity and an intermediary product to follow.