Cash strapped councils will increasingly shunt costs for long-term care to users and the NHS, according to Laing & Buisson.
RBS has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to oversee the flotation of its insurance business.
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) would consider expanding to include protection advisers it has revealed.
A £200m per year cancer drugs fund for the NHS has been confirmed by the government.
L&G has launched a pre-paid funeral plan product into the IFA market, guaranteeing acceptance with no upper age limit and no health restrictions.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has added two new names to its healthcare focus group.
The Healthcare Focus Group of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is to tackle the position of personal tax around Private Medical Insurance (PMI).
Three-quarters of people applying for the new Employment and Support Allowance programme (ESA) are being found fit for work.
Almost half (46%) of companies now have an employee wellbeing strategy in place - up from 33% and 30% in 2009 and 2008 respectively.
The Co-op may sell its £18bn life insurance business in a re-organisation instigated by new CEO Neville Richardson.