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Fortis has confirmed its UK protection operation will be renamed Ageas from January.

The UK Platform Awards (UKPA) last week raised over £14,000 for the Help for Heroes charity, which cares for injured army personnel from the conflict in Afghanistan.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has highlighted the challenges and pressures of small brokers to government representatives.

Asian stocks rose to their highest level in more than two years on Monday boosted by strong emerging market fund inflows and last week's positive economic news from China.

The catalyst for the "flash crash" on 6 May was a single trade by an institutional investor who sold $4.1bn of index futures, according to a new report released by US regulators.

A quartet of insurance giants, including Resolution, considered mounting a multi-billion pound break-up bid for rival Aviva.

UK banks are borrowing billions of pounds each month and may be forced to seek yet more support from the state, an economic think-tank warns.

Joseph Stiglitz, the former chief economist of The World Bank and a Nobel Prize winner, warns the future of the euro is "looking bleak".

Supermarket giant Tesco's plan to march into the home loans business this autumn is facing a severe delay: the grocer has yet to receive permission from the City watchdog to offer mortgages.

Technology provider 1st Exchange has called for the industry to use plain language to ensure product information is jargon free and more accessible to consumers.