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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it expects the independent assessment service to be phased in gradually across the country from October 2014, with the service being available nationally by April 2015.

Canada Life Group Insurance has extended its terms and conditions, which previously applied to employers with 250 or more PAYE employees, to all employers completing automatic enrolment before 31 December 2014.

Lifesearch is raising awareness of the perception gap between the number of protection claims people believe are paid; compared to the actual number of claims that are paid out.

Aviva's in-house rehabilitation team has broadened its offering of a mental health claims service to customers with Group Income Protection.

Legal & General (L&G) has launched a pilot scheme offering 2 hours of free legal support to terminal and critical illness claimants.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out plans to cut regulatory fees by reallocating advisers who have permissions to hold client money or safeguard and administer assets to different fee blocks.

UHY Hacker Young is warning that as many as a third of taxpayers on PAYE may have the wrong tax code due to issuing errors by HMRC.

More than a quarter of advisers saw preparation and implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as the "toughest" period in their professional life, a survey has found.

Despite the obvious risks, patients have admitted they would rather seek medical advice from other sources than wait for a GP appointment.

Group Risk Connect, the online adviser software to generate and administer group quote data, has improved its system's abilities and announced a new insurance partner.