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Doctors are increasingly assisting insurance fraud alongside other professionals such as solicitors and vets, police have revealed.

Simplyhealth has bought dental cash plan provider Denplan from Axa for £115m.

Pacific Life Re has appointed a new head of protection marketing for the UK and Ireland.

Axa, Allianz and Aviva groups are among 15 insurers that Standard & Poors (S&P) have warned face a downgrade in their credit rating.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have warned that insurers could be "shooting themselves in the foot" by changing the way they request medical evidence from GPs.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called on insurers and regulators to take more responsibility for their products if they want them sold by non-professional brokers.

The ABI has railed against government plans to scrap life assurance tax relief which could hit as many as 1.5 million policyholders.

Shareholders in Resolution Ltd are expected to block any further acquisitions other than life businesses by the company under new rules to be confirmed in January.

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Half of insurers are now offering some form of HIV Life Assurance, up from 35% last year, according to medical financial advisers Unusual Risks.