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Progress from Royal Liver has removed two examples of pre-malignant cancers from its critical illness cover following changes made by the Association of British Insurers.

As my regular two week Christmas break looms large on the horizon, I am inevitably drawn into a period of reflection on the year that has nearly past. Ask anyone if business has been good in 2006 and they will of course reply in the affirmative (don't...

The White Paper on personal accounts may be stoking up problems actually delivering sufficient supply of SEE funds at a price in line with government policy commitments to capping costs.

Several organisations operating in the pensions market have welcomed government proposals for the introduction of personal accounts, announced yesterday, but have questioned whether it is possible to limit both charges and access to funds.

The Association of British Insurers says figures it has compiled suggest mortgage endowment customers get a better deal by complaining direct to their providers rather than using claims management companies.

The Association of British Insurers has been forced to change the terms of its Statement of Best Practice on critical illness cover to make it clear two rare forms of cancer will be covered by the recent changes.

It seems I'm a little late with this but perversely it has given me the opportunity to have a wee chuckle at some of the very recent goings on in the sector.

Stephen Haddrill, director general of the ABI, has outlined further objectives he believes should follow the switch to principles-based regulation of financial services.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Association of IFAs (AIFA) have jointly launched a new guide setting out the responsibilities of providers and advisers in offering life and pension products and services.

Progress from Royal Liver is calling for the Association of British Insurers to introduce minimum standards for tele-underwriting which all providers must adhere to.