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Holloway Friendly has launched a new business insurance subsidiary, Optimal, to provide business protection cover and employee benefits exclusively via intermediaries.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)has developed a new categorisation for serious spinal and brain injuries aimed at helping insurers better estimate future liabilities.

The government's eligibility for long-term care (LTC) is set too high and will exclude many elderly people who need support; charities have warned.

Electrical Contractors Insurance Services (ECIS) has launched an individual dental plan, in association with National Dental Plan, for sole traders and self-employed skilled tradespeople working in the construction sector.

Jelf Employee Benefits is raising awareness on overseas health risks and the need for medical evacuation as part of international private medical policies, following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone.

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.