Protection

PayingForCare.org has launched a care cap calculator to help advisers and their clients make informed funding decisions.

Barclays will be among a number of major banks this week to set aside further money to compensate customers mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) and interest rate swaps, according to reports.

Access to professional advice is "crucial" for people planning their retirement, given the current state of the state pension and long-term care system, delegates heard.

Insurance pioneer Clive Cowdery has taken his consolidation strategy across the pond after securing a $600m deal for US insurer Lincoln Benefit Life.

The cost of dealing with the country's ageing population will increase government spending by about 4% of GDP - or £61bn in today's terms - by the 2060s, according to government projections.

Aviva managing director of protection Richard Verdin is to leave the insurer by the end of the year.

The government has rejected amendments to the Care Bill that would require councils to refer people with long-term care needs to regulated independent financial advisers.

LV= has launched a life cover product that allows employers to set it up on behalf of employees or company directors in a tax-efficient manner.

Today is Bright Grey and Scottish Provident managing director Roger Edwards' last day in his role as he leaves to focus on marketing, social media, speaking - and yoga teaching.

More than £10bn has now been returned to payment protection insurance (PPI) policyholders by the banks and building societies that mis-sold it to them, according to the latest figures from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).