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LV= has announced changes to its income protection (IP) policies including a move to 100%‘own occupation' underwriting and improvements to cover for homemakers.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to express concern about the effect of unauthorised lead-generation websites on the PMI industry.

A mortgage broker has been jailed for six years after fraudulently obtaining almost £3.5m from clients in the North East.

A number of cultural and financial barriers appear set to impede the take-up of the shared parental leave scheme, according to a report by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).

Paradigm Group has announced the launch of a protection and insurance proposition, Paradigm Protect.

The Protection Review has teamed up with the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) to provide independent specialist protection training across the industry.

The government will undertake a call for evidence on remuneration practices to inform future policy changes, as it believes current rules can lead to "unfair outcomes".

The government has confirmed it will be "taking forward" almost all of the recommendations made by the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) addressing the taxation of employee benefits and expenses.

A thematic review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found most advisory firms describing their service as ‘independent' appeared to use the description accurately.

Lung cancer rates in women have risen 73% over the last forty years according to new Cancer Research UK .