Protection

James Lloyd defends a compulsory Care Fund for LTC

COVER reporter Owain Thomas analyses Strategic Society Centre's plan

NHS Alliance has instigated a competing listening panel to that put together by the government for the Health and Social Care Bill.

Long term care (LTC) specialist Partnership has criticised plans put forward by James Lloyd of the strategic Society Centre think tank for compulsory LTC insurance.

Regulation imposed by the FSA is a greater burden and competitive disadvantage on brokers than corporation tax, the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has warned.

State and financial services can work in partnership to solve the long-term care funding crisis confronting England and Wales, according to a new report.

Hector Sants, the FSA chief executive, has admitted the "considerable" costs of implementing Solvency II may outweigh the short-term benefits to the industry.

Pink is pushing its representatives to take a greater focus on protection and has unveiled a new short protection panel featuring five providers.

WPA has begun work with the first of a series of IFAs doing business through the insurer's franchisee network.

Insurers are increasingly influencing private medical practice and threatening consultants with being taken off their books, doctors have said.