Andrew Moss, group chief executive of Aviva, has stepped down from the company with immediate effect.
The IFP says there are now only a limited number of places available for its exclusive Paraplanner Conference on 24 May.
Gross mortgage lending by building societies and other mutual lenders rose 58% in March 2012 compared to the same month last year, and by 40% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. Net lending by mutuals was positive for the sixth consecutive month.