Protection

Patients have been dragged into a dispute between Bupa and hospital group BMI Healthcare.

Fears over job security and economic uncertainty appear to be taking their toll on employees' health and wellbeing, according to Canada Life.

Employee absence is thrusting further stress on to staff left behind who have to cope with the workload of those off sick, according to new research.

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Long-term care funding has a lot to learn from "how the pensions debate has moved on", says Association of British Insurers director of general insurance and health, Nick Starling.

Mistakes are commonly made when using life expectancy figures, as real lifespans are likely to be higher than quoted examples of life expectancy, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has pointed out.

A new breed of rehabilitation only group risk products is likely to be born if the results of the Sickness Absence Review are followed through, Legal & General has said.

The private sector will find opportunities opening as the UK moves NHS secondary healthcare services out of hospitals and into community based settings, according to Laing & Buisson.

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Advisers across the health and protection sector have been divided over the unveiling of a new Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification for the market.