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Protection and pensions are the most common areas advisers are focusing on with their SME clients in 2013 yet misconceptions still exist around the products; research has found.

Brokers can now offer an instant personalised quote for April UK's Private Medical Insurance Plan through a system upgrade to be rolled out across the UK from 2 December.

Treasury Select Committee (TSC) chairman Andrew Tyrie has called on the industry to help parliament hold the financial services regulator to account to avoid "excessive regulation" that could "create the stability of the graveyard".

Insurer Zurich is training its sales staff to obtain the same minimum qualification level as that required of the advisers they speak to.

A think tank has called for a quality mark to create minimum standards for Income Protection (IP) as its research revealed cancer costs families the same as 'an average mortgage.'

Live-in care at home is still ‘being overlooked' as a realistic option for elderly people who need long-term care, according to Symponia.

Friends Life has simplified its Group Life claims process by removing the need to have sight of the original death certificate to verify Group Life claims.

Two-fifths of financial advisers have revealed they still feel they have ‘no support' from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) when selling protection products.

Scotland would set up its own financial conduct regulator if it becomes independent from the UK, according to the Scottish government's white paper on independence.

Disability rights UK has announced a national campaign highlighting the benefits of the welfare state.