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Post-retirement life expectancy for people in the UK is now lower than previously expected, according to the Office of National Statistics(ONS.)

The Protection Review has unearthed evidence that advisers who sell Critical Illness (CI) on price and do not discuss early stage cancers, are doing a worse advice job than comparison sites.

Following a pilot period, One23crm, a multi-device customer relationship management software (CRM) has been released to the broker market by One23.co.uk.

Ellipse has dropped its ‘actively at work' conditions in favour of a new set of terms that, it claims, will give employers, advisers and scheme members ‘greater certainty' of cover.

Confidence from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is now at a three-year high, and could lead to renewed opportunities for protection advisers, research has suggested.

Network Sesame has confirmed that it is planning to drop its independence mandate for investment and pension advice and move to a ‘whole of market' restricted proposition in 2014.

Bupa is to offer dental services in supermarkets.

While the economy is on the mend, employees remain impacted by high levels of work-related stress which is costing employers over £460m; research has found.

Ageas Protect has reported a 35.4% increase in total Gross Written Premiums (GWPs) in the first nine months of this year amid a 'continued subdued market.'

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says unemployment rates could fall to 7% by 2014