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John Simmonds has stepped down from his role as chairman of Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Bluefin Wealth Management to pursue other interests.

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

Severity based protection payments have become more common over the year. Phil Jeynes explains why in his overview of 2011

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

Axa Wealth's Gary Thompson, Ascentric's Hugo Thorman and IFA Mark Hughes joined Lawrence Gosling for a debate on the future of platforms

Axa has said it is considering a sell-off of the advice business it owns, Bluefin Advisory Services.

Patrick Evershed's legal battle with New Star is unlikely to be completed this week, with the hearing potentially dragging on until January, the chair of the court announced yesterday.

Former New Star CIO Theo Zemek claimed she was bullied by firm founder John Duffield, echoing allegations made by her ex-colleague Patrick Evershed, according to the lawyer acting for Evershed.

Friends Life has completed its full launch with the unveiling of its individual protection proposition for IFAs.

Mike Morrison looks at the possible implications of having a default retirement age...