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Physiotherapists are warning employers that they are risking the health of their business if they don't encourage better working habits and promote physical wellbeing among staff.

The smallest advice firms face the largest proportion of regulatory costs, with some paying up to 20% of their income, research commissioned by the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has found.

F&TRC has launched Quality Analyser, a tool for Protection comparison, providing feature and function comparisons on protection insurance and has received backing from industry trade bodies.

The most important elements of protection service for advisers are those that value quality service at the beginning, middle and end of the customer journey - not just for new business acquisition.

Legal & General (L&G) has revealed it paid out £500 million in individual protection claims during 2013.

Bupa UK has emphasised the importance of patient centred care and the need to develop services meeting the needs of older people.

Just 7% of private tenants have any financial protection cover, compared with 28% of those with a mortgage, according to Scottish Widows.

Protection intermediary Drewberry Insurance has launched a new Family Insurance tool to help families better understand their financial risks.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has said it wants to put accredited financial advisers "at the public's fingertips" with the relaunch of its adviser directory.

KPMG has called on insurers to scrutinise draft Solvency II guidelines published by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority yesterday as they are broader in scope than the first technical standards released.