Protection

FRESH START

HSBC has called for greater policymaker intervention on raising awareness of retirement income shortfall given "massive" long-term care cost increases.

LTC

Fiona Murphy examines what long-term care reforms mean for advisers and their clients

The protection businesses of Royal London, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident, saw a 23% increase in new business during 2012, an increase it attributes in large part to the gender directive.

Consumers are less likely to surrender on some life and pensions products if they were sold to them by an IFA, data collected by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) suggests.

Labour has challenged the health secretary's claims that the introduction of a cap on care fees would kick-start insurance solutions.

Friends Life is launching of a suite of online tools for advisers to assist them in advising clients on long term care solutions, particularly those receiving or about to receive care.

The government is due launch its "fully-funded solution" to the problem of how to pay for social care of the elderly.

The government is set to impose a £95,000 "stealth tax" on inheritance to help pay for care for the elderly, according to the Sunday Times.