Protection

Bupa's half year results have shown the international healthcare group's revenue up 6% to £3.9bn.

More NHS services are set to be run by private companies after it was revealed that nine more primary care trusts (PCTs) are planning or are in the process of putting entire care pathways out to tender.

LV= is to continue sponsorship of the LV= Cup competition for a further four years.

Direct Line has stopped writing any new life or critical illness business from today.

Santander has been forced to restrict sales of protection products through its branches due to a staff training issue.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) today increased its estimates for the cost to insurers of the riots which have gripped Britain to £200m.

Cancer survivors are at greater risk of recurrence because they are not physically active enough, Macmillan Cancer Support has said.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is supporting targeted regulation of comparison sites.

The small to medium enterprise (SME) market for private medical insurance (PMI) is unsustainable, PruHealth has said.