Avelo Exchange has added Engage Mutual's guaranteed 50 plus life cover plan to its service becoming the first to do so in the intermediary market.

The NHS is in good financial health after producing a surplus of £1.5bn over the last financial year but it faces a stiff challenge over the coming years.

Protecting the biggest purchase a person is likely to make should be a key decision. Owain Thomas asks whether mortgage payment protection insurance is still a worthwhile option.

Personal care budgets need further testing before being implemented and an extensive professional engagement as soon as possible, the NHS Confederation has said.

A shortlist has been formed for advisers wishing to attend the independent protection training after the first two sessions were fully subscribed in less than a week.

A new protection intermediary headed by former moneysupermarket.com management will launch next week.

The NHS has revealed 9,000 more patients in England had waited more than six weeks for key diagnostic tests compared to the same time last year.

More NHS services are set to be run by private companies after it was revealed that nine more primary care trusts (PCTs) are planning or are in the process of putting entire care pathways out to tender.

Holloway Friendly has appointed two new directors to its board taking the total number of people on the board to ten.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.