The Care Bill, which sought to usher in significant reforms to social care and support in the UK, has passed into law after becoming an Act of Parliament.

Aviva has made changes to its critical illness (CI) cover - particularly concerning policyholders diagnosed with multiple sclerosis or who have had a stroke - with the aim of meeting more valid claims.

The European Union has agreed the final measures of the Solvency II framework and given a January 2016 start date.

LV= is launching a simplified income protection product, ‘Sick Pay Insurance'.

Tom Baigrie, the chief executive of protection broker LifeSearch, has hit out at product providers for pretending to "police" advisers' relationships with their customers, a practice he dubbed "institutional petty theft".

Partnership has outlined a minimum level of qualification for advisers engaging in long term care advice and is hopeful this will be enshrined in law.

With the Consumer Insurance Act coming into force in March 2013, advisers should ensure their medical assessment approach is compliant and defensible, Morgan Ash has warned.

Provider LV= is offering a 5% discount on all income protection (IP) applications until 30 November.

Insurance brokers have raised concerns about Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to increase their compensation threshold under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Ageas Protect has promised to support customers whose applications cannot be placed on risk immediately before the introduction of gender neutral pricing.