Planet Insurance

Andy Burnham, health secretary, has stated that the concept will be at the forefront of the government's bid to win a fourth term in power. He wants social care to be one of the "top three" election issues. The conservatives have not as yet nailed their colours to the mast. The key question for society and insurers is how will such a National Care Service be funded? Two options are ruled out - that everyone should be responsible for paying for themselves or that the tax payer should foot the entire bill. The latter may seem obvious to us but lack of clarity on this matter now and in the ...