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‘Percy: The Protection Calculator’

Legal & General has partnered with healthcare service, Doctor Care Anywhere, to provide virtual access to GPs for existing group income protection (GIP) customers.

Tenet Group has confirmed it will expand its protection proposition with its advisers now having the option of using LifeQuote's comparison and illustration tools.

In addition to its website redesign, LV= has also switched its adviser telephone services to Freephone numbers, and appointments for its teleinterview service can now be made online.

The majority (79%) of adults use the internet for health advice and are finding conflicting information, a survey for Bupa has found.

Ellipse has announced changes to its online services, including a simplification of travel requirements when getting online quotes.

The insurer Beagle Street has released 500 origami dogs made from £10 notes onto the streets of London to highlight consumers spending too much on life insurance.

Around two thirds (65%) of UK businesses have rated employees' understanding of their benefits as low or very low, a survey by Aon Employee Benefits has found.

The government has launched an online application system for the Carer's Allowance in a bid to make applications easier.