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Deaths from potentially avoidable causes accounted for 23% of all deaths registered in England and Wales in 2012, the Office of National Statistics has found.

Both providers and intermediaries are expecting the insurance sector to grow significantly over the next three to five years, with the life/critical illness and health products leading the way.

Legal & General's retail protection sales rose by 56% year-on-year in quarter one to £42m, results from its interim management statement have revealed.

Employees who feel cared for are 27% more likely to stay with their current employer for over five years, compared to those who feel adequately or poorly looked after, research finds.

A review into how the the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) reach decisions in enforcement cases has been opened by the government, amid concerns over fairness, independence and transparency.

Friends Life has revealed it paid 91% of all critical illness (CI) claims received during 2013.

An increasing number of mortgage holders are ‘financially exposed' as the level of protection cover has dropped over the last year, Scottish Widows has warned.

A third of advisers offered renewals of their Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) received increased premiums, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has found.

Many expats who leave the UK to work abroad assume they will qualify for emergency NHS treatment which is not the case, Medicare International has warned.

Cash plan provider Health Shield has published its claims statistics for the first time, revealing it paid out 97.5% of all claims made during 2013.