Private medical insurer Exeter Friendly has launched a range of new underwriting options on both its Health Cover for Me and Health & Stuff plans.

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has highlighted "inequality" in the current funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme FSCS).

As the first broker has sat, and passed, the new Association of Medical Insurance (AMII)/Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) IF7 examination, AMII has announced plans for an advanced version.

A streamlined health cash plan providing cash back on the most frequently claimed health costs, has been launched by Engage Mutual.

Both existing and new international customers can claim premium discounts of up to 20% in a reward scheme launched by Expatriate Healthcare.

The ABI has discounted fears of a pan European regulatory clash, as both the UK and the EU authorities overhaul their supervision of financial services.

Citizen's Advice has criticised George Osborne's targeting of sickness benefits in a summer spending review aimed at cutting the £155bn deficit.

Legal & General is offering indexation on life insurance, critical illness and income protection products on a ‘pay as you go' basis, and giving advisers an up-lift in commission of 10% LIC for introducing business with an indexation option.

Medical assessments are to be introduced for those in receipt of the disability living allowance from 2013, the chancellor George Osborne has said.

Foresters Friendly Society is now providing probate broking, will writing and deceased estate property services to its members.