Protection

The team leading the government's sickness absence review has said it is keen to learn what the insurance industry can offer to improve the current management of absence.

While protection is a healthy business, advisers can expect an "exponential" growth in competion from internet aggregator sites an industry consultant has said.

The Private Medical Insurance (PMI) sector has formed a social and shooting club, open to both providers and advisers.

Bupa's knee surgery referral scheme has been given the all clear by the General Medical Council (GMC).

Spending on social care of older people is set to be slashed by more than 8% this year and could accelerate the collapse of a crumbling system, Age UK has said.

Friends Life has announced its senior protection management team which will control the single protection proposition to be launched later this year.

The Health and Social Care Bill's 'mangled remains' should be buried in an unmarked grave and left there, according to the BMJ.

The middle classes should pay the first £35,000 of their old age care and be encouraged to take out insurance to cover costs, according to reports.

Failure to act on the Dilnot Commission would be 'catastrophic', according to the ABI, Society for Later Life Advisers (SOLLA) and other bodies in the long term care (LTC) sector.

IFAs fall behind friends, family and the internet as the main source of financial advice while young people are especially disconnected from the advice process, new research has revealed.