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Insurers and charities have urged the government and other party leaders to agree on substantial reforms to the social care system that is causing further damage to the NHS.

The Government is to work with industry to introduce "high tech Healthcare" for people with long term health conditions.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) should be the trade body for all forms of intermediation and not limit itself to brokers according to its new chairman, Andy Homer.

Happy new year, and some potentially good news on PMI premiums.

Clients will be entitled to damages if insurers fail to pay claims promptly, according to the latest proposal by the Law Commission.

Redress paid to customers complaining about the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) has hit £1bn in 2011, following the release of the latest monthly figures from the FSA.

Insurers handed over £2.4bn in insurance premium tax in the year 2010/11, a rise of more than 6% on the previous year (£2.253bn), government figures reveal.

Bupa has confirmed it is to de-list a further 25 BMI hospitals from 1 January after the two parties failed to agree contract terms for treating Bupa patients.

Simplyhealth has bought dental cash plan provider Denplan from Axa for £115m.

Bupa has introduced its first consumer dental insurance product.