Leaders of the long-term care (LTC) private sector have urged the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Labour leader to work together to build a consensus on how to fund care.

LV= has cut the time taken to complete its tele-interviewing process by 50% during the last 12 months.

Age could become the next factor to be banned from use in underwriting insurance and annuities, according to lawyers Pinsent Masons.

Government must stop penalising those who have already purchased insurance to fund long-term care (LTC) and make promises on nursing care to support the introduction of other related products, according to National Friendly.

Age UK has urged insurers to produce new financial insurance products to support the reform of the long-term care system.

Ageas has made a range of amendments to its income protection cover available as part of the YourLife product.

Cigna has produced two new online mental health guides to help employers limit the impact of these conditions in the workplace.

The protection sector has a "colossal opportunity" to expand after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but many IFAs lack protection knowledge and those that do have it do not use it, according to new research.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has released a consumer fact sheet clarifying the importance of medical non-disclosure.

The government is "enthusiastic" and "engaged" with the protection industry to support its attempts to cut welfare spending, according to Richard Verdin.