Healthcare research network The Cochrane Collaboration has begun a partnership with Wikiproject Medicine, to improve the reliability and accessibility of Wikipedia medical information online.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will continue its General Lifestyle outputs, covering smoking, drinking and health, following a public consultation from 2 September to 31 October 2013.

PWC has estimated weather-related damage in December 2013 and January this year could cost the insurance industry up to £500m.

Paul Robertson talks to Peter Le Beau of the IPTF's plans for a multi-disciplinary approach to IP in 2014.

Global health insurer Allianz Worldwide Care has launched of a compliant onshore health plan for shipping companies affected by the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006).

Canada Life Group Insurance has announced enhancements to its CLASS Group Insurance portal for quotation and administration of policies covering up to 100 lives.

MetLife is in talks with a major pension provider to integrate its group life and income protection products with the auto enrolment of the SME market beginning later this year.

FOS accused of mis-guided PPI predictions by trade body

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has reported a steadily growing customer base in the last year, and said it had reached ten million contacts by the end of 2013.

LifeQuote has launched new income protection (IP) comparison software as a response to the almost universal switch by protection providers to the ‘Own Occupation' definition.