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APRIL UK has launched a new accident and sickness plan, aimed at helping individuals bridge the protection gap.

Income protection insurer Exeter Family Friendly has revealed it paid 92% of all claims presented in 2013.

Aetna has today announced that it has completed its acquisition of InterGlobal from a group led by its majority shareholder Alchemy Partners.

Around three quarters of IFAs plan to stay independent despite a tougher stance from the regulator on the definition of independent advice, according to an industry survey.

Unum has launched a group income protection (group IP) product for companies preparing for pension auto-enrolment.

Defaqto has launched two new Life Assurance Star Ratings for products that can be purchased by consumers directly without going through a financial adviser.

More than four-in-ten mortgage brokers expect the intermediary share of the mortgage market to top 65% by the end of the year.

The number of elderly people needing care will ‘outstrip' the number of adult children being able to provide informal care by 2017 and will put further pressure on funding, an Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned.

Panacea Adviser has announced that income protection specialist British Friendly has joined its growing list of partner protection firms.

Almost three quarters of intermediaries have warned that the weight of regulation is damaging insurers' customer service, in a survey conducted by EDM Group.