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Seven Families has announced that the Pickfords, whose main breadwinner Paul Pickford was unable to work after suffering a stroke, is the third family for its campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of income protection.

As part of changes to its income protection, Friends Life has announced a family carer benefit.

Aviva and Friends Life are to merge in a deal worth £5.6bn.

The House of Lords has appointed a new special public bill committee on the Insurance Bill.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reluctant to provide further guidance on key advisory issues on which it has already offered direction, suggesting it would not be helpful.

LV= has said the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed people will be living longer and in better health highlights the need for financial planning.

Only a third of advisers are currently qualified to provide long term care advice despite growing interest from advisers in the area, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has found.

Consumers may have to spend all or more of the value of their home before reaching the level of the care cap, research from Partnership has found.

VitalityHealth has introduced a 'VitalityGP' service allowing customers access to a GP consultation via online diagnosis.

Family income benefit has been added to the Finance & Technology Research Centre's (F&TRC) Quality Analyser research tool.