Just Retirement has called on government to it make compulsory in the incoming Care and Support bill that local authorities refer care funders to regulated financial advisers.
Insurance giant Legal & General (L&G) has reported increased operating profit of £1,087m following double digit sales growth.
Insurance giant Aviva is likely to shock the City when it posts a £3bn loss in its full-year results this week, the Sunday Times reports.
HSBC has called for greater policymaker intervention on raising awareness of retirement income shortfall given "massive" long-term care cost increases.
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.