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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has laid out its plans to overhaul the corporate Chartered status for firms, in a drive to achieve greater trust among consumers and raise standards across the profession.

More than half(52%)of employers would be supportive of auto-enrolling employees into group risk protection products, latest research finds.

Bupa has announced its partnership deal with UK Sport is to continue until March 2014.

Friends Life has reported a 41% increase in the value of new business for the first nine months of 2013, rising from £94m during the same period last year to reach £133m.

Data from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) data is to be presented in a website that allows people to find out more about care services.

Employers are less likely to increase staff levels in 2014 as they expect productivity to improve once the economy picks up, research has suggested.

Over two-thirds of people said price was the biggest barrier to buying protection insurance, according to new research.

Capita Financial Software, has launched a multi-benefit protection comparison service through its quote and e-apply portal, Webline.

Zurich is calling for a greater debate on how to encourage people to consider income protection (IP) and hopes to kick-start this through research into improving coverage incentives.

PruProtect has launched an online inheritance tax (IHT) calculator to support advisers using Whole of Life cover to mitigate potential liabilities.