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Retirement Planner's round up of the top pensions stories of the week.

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.

Advisers have been warned to review clients' tax affairs amid rumours HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is targeting the self-employed sector to further boost collection rates.

Leaving work due to illness and injury is as damaging as becoming unemployed, and can damage spouses income too, according to new research.

The sickness absence review is expected to call for a government funded panel to judge people's ability to work, taking the responsibility away from doctors.