Controversial NHS reforms have taken a step nearer with the government's Health and Social Care Bill surviving its latest stage in the House of Lords.

The "diabolical" selling of protection back books needs to be regulated and restricted, with the new owners held accountable for the way the books are run, an industry expert says.

The government's contentious NHS reforms have commenced their second reading in the House of Lords among fresh controversy, including a renewed attack on the Prime Minister.

Aviva is making the employee assistance programme (EAP) freely available on all its group income protection (GIP) schemes.

LV= has revealed it completed almost two thirds (61%) of all protection applications from IFAs in five days or less last year.

The insurance sector has been chastised for not engaging well enough with politicians and advisers have been urged to lobby their MPs.

Ellipse has improved the way it calculates free cover limits on its group life schemes.

Last night COVER recognised the best work of those in the health insurance and protection world.

Louise Colley from Aviva picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award at last night's COVER Excellence Awards.

Legal & General has warned that advisers could be vulnerable to complaints action is they fail to ensure that business protection clients have completed the correct legal paperwork.