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The number of complaints upheld against networks and nationals by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have dropped in the last half year, figures show.

Unison has criticised the government's "obsession with absence rates" after national statistics were published showing the number of absences per year had dropped by 40% since 1993.

Quitting smoking could cause 'impressive savings' on combined critical illness cover (CIC) and single life cover, Moneysupermarket has said.

All the major retail banks and most medium-sized and smaller firms have made "significant" changes to their sales incentive schemes, but concerns over enticements linked to bank investment and protection sales remain, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Chris Smallwood, the chief executive of Openwork-owned national IFA 2plan, has called on the regulator to crack down on what he said were 'misleading' terms used by some restricted advice firms to describe their services.

The vast majority of employers are intending to embrace two key Government initiatives in the battle to combat sickness absence, Jelf Employee Benefits has said.

Aegon UK has today published claims data which shows an increase in the value of life protection and critical illness (CI) claims paid in 2013.

Equity release specialist Stonehaven has been announced as the latest Ambassador of the Later Life Academy (LLA), the recently launched commercial and training organisation for later life advisers.

Canada Life Group Insurance is offering all FCA registered advisers (who are authorised to conduct group business) free access to its BusinessCare legal support service.

iPipeline has launched a new ‘Email My Quote' service via its Assureweb portal enabling advisers to keep records of protection quotes via their inbox.